Year 3 - Cooking and nutrition
Healthy meals
Food and drink choices
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils explore the factors that determine what people eat and drink. They investigate and plan food for different occasions and celebrations, and make tuna canapés for a party.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan healthy meals for you and others for a day.
Key Notes
- A range of factors determine what people eat and drink.
- When planning to cook, the time of day, person and occasion need to be considered.
- Some people have a reaction to specific foods, known as a food allergy.
- Dishes and meals eaten around the world often comprise similar ingredients combined and cooked in different ways.
Vocabulary To Learn
- food choice: what we eat and drink due to different factors
- allergy: a bad reaction to a food or drink
- healthy meals: varied and balanced meals for health
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When planning healthy meals, you do not have to include drinks.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A range of factors determine what people eat and drink. When planning to cook, the time of day, person and occasion need to be considered.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'food choice'
what we eat and drink due to different factors.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When planning healthy meals, you do not have to include drinks. Correction: Healthy meals should always include a drink. Water is a great choice.
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