Year 4 - Cooking and nutrition
Healthy snack swaps
Meal occasions and smart snacks
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils investigate and make smart snack swaps, as well as explore how the food and drink we consume at home can differ to that eaten outside the home. Pupils plan and make breakfast muffins for their school friends.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make healthy snack and drink choices and swaps.
Key Notes
- Drink and snack swaps can be made for better healthy eating.
- Making smart swaps helps us to better follow the Eatwell Guide.
- Foods like chocolate, crisps, cake and ice cream should be eaten less often and in small amounts. They are not needed.
Vocabulary To Learn
- drink: a liquid that is swallowed, such as water or milk
- snack: food eaten between meals
- swaps: exchange one thing for another
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All snacks are unhealthy.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Drink and snack swaps can be made for better healthy eating. Making smart swaps helps us to better follow the Eatwell Guide.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'drink'
a liquid that is swallowed, such as water or milk.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All snacks are unhealthy. Correction: Not all snacks are unhealthy. We can use the Eatwell Guide to help us choose healthier snacks. We can choose snacks from each of the four biggest food groups.
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