Year 4 - Cooking and nutrition
My meals the Eatwell Guide way
The Eatwell Guide: for me and you
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils map and plan meals inline with the Eatwell Guide food groups, suggesting improvements for the future. Pupils make a frittata, highlighting the food group included, as well as possible additions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to sort meals and snacks into the Eatwell Guide food groups.
Key Notes
- Our diet (the food and drink consumed) can be mapped against the Eatwell Guide food groups for improvements.
- We need a little fat in our diet, such as oil and spreads.
- Foods such as crisps, ice cream, biscuits, cake and chocolate should be eaten less often and in small amounts.
- Meals and snacks can be sorted into the Eatwell Guide food groups.
Vocabulary To Learn
- diet: all the food and drink we consume
- oil: a liquid fat pressed from the seeds and nuts of a plant
- spreads: a replacement for butter made from vegetable oils
- snacks: food eaten between meals
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A diet means to lose weight.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Our diet (the food and drink consumed) can be mapped against the Eatwell Guide food groups for improvements. We need a little fat in our diet, such as oil and spreads.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'diet'
all the food and drink we consume.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A diet means to lose weight. Correction: The word 'diet' describes all the food and drink we consume.
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