Lesson 2

Food, fuel for success

Objectives:

  1. Know what is meant by "balanced diet".

  2. Be able to test for different types of food.

  3. Be able to plan a healthy diet.

PART A

Watch this video about nutrition.

PART B

Copy this paragraph.


A balanced diet is means eating a variety of different foods which provide the right amounts of the nutrients needed for good health.

PART C

Copy this table.

Food groups WS

PART D

Use this presentation to fill in your table.

website food groups notes

PART E

Copy this table.

Food tests

PART F

Watch these videos and fill in your table.

PART G

Research the disease SCURVY. Find out how it is caused and how it can be prevented. Try to write a summary in your own words.

PART H

Find 3 different food packets and look at the nutrition label. Find out how much protein, sugar and fat each one contains. Write down your findings.

PART I

Follow the instructions on this worksheet - design a menu for a racing driver. (You can either print the sheet or write your answer on paper.)

Menu exercise

PART J

Try this quiz.

End of lesson