Year 8 - Cooking and nutrition
Plant-rich and diverse
More sustainable diets
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils identify ways in which a diet can be healthier and more sustainable. Pupils suggest practical ways in which a range of strategies could be implemented. Through cooking two dishes, pupils apply this learning, giving them tools to adapt recipes in the future.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify ways diets can be healthier and more sustainable.
Key Notes
- The Eatwell Guide has a 32% lower environmental footprint than the current national diet.
- Recipes can be modified to support healthier and more sustainable diets.
- We should all follow the Eatwell Guide, have a more plant-rich diet, and diversify sources of protein.
- We should limit foods high in fat, salt and sugar; choose sustainable fish; and waste less food and drink.
- Reducing the amount of food waste at each stage of the 'farm to fork' journey has financial and environmental benefits.
Vocabulary To Learn
- plant-rich: a diet that comprises lots of fruit, vegetables, cereals, beans, legumes, seeds and nuts
- diverse: a wide range of variety
- sustainable: using resources to meet the needs of today, without adversely impacting on the needs of tomorrow
- food system: a complex web of activities involving the production, processing, transport, and consumption of our food
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Plant-rich means that we should not eat meat or dairy foods for healthier and more sustainable diets.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The Eatwell Guide has a 32% lower environmental footprint than the current national diet. Recipes can be modified to support healthier and more sustainable diets.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'plant-rich'
a diet that comprises lots of fruit, vegetables, cereals, beans, legumes, seeds and nuts.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Plant-rich means that we should not eat meat or dairy foods for healthier and more sustainable diets. Correction: It is not necessary to cut out meat or dairy from our diet completely for healthier and more sustainable diets. Follow the Eatwell Guide: have plenty of fruit and veg; diversify sources of protein; and limit foods high in fat, salt and sugars.
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