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Food and Digestion: What’s in my food and what’s in it for me?

Food and Digestion: What’s in my food and what’s in it for me?. 20 Jan 2012. Learning Objectives. Be able to place examples of foods into the three main nutrient groups and describe a balanced diet Level 5-7

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Food and Digestion: What’s in my food and what’s in it for me?

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  1. Food and Digestion:What’s in my food and what’s in it for me? 20 Jan 2012

  2. Learning Objectives • Be able to place examples of foods into the three main nutrient groups and describe a balanced diet • Level 5-7 • Be able to name nutrients, fibre and water as parts of a balanced diet, identify examples of food in which they’re found and know their roles in the body • Level 3-5

  3. Starter Questions • Either agree or disagree with the following • Hold up the green card in your planner for if you agree • Hold up the red card in your planner if you disagree You have 20 seconds to decide

  4. All living things need food

  5. People can survive for weeks without water

  6. People can survive for weeks without food

  7. People can survive for weeks without sugar

  8. Grouping foods • Why do you think we split foods into groups?

  9. Grouping foods • From the breads, Fat/sugar containing & Meat,fish and alternatives groups think of as many examples of each as you can. And rate each example out of 10 for healthyness.

  10. Nutrient groups • As scientists we’re a little more concerned with what’s actually in the food. • We look at nutrients. • Nutrients are essential for growth and repair and for sustaining life. They come from outside the body.

  11. Nutrient groups • Our most essential nutrients: • Protein • Fat • Carbohydrate • Other nutrients are less vital, but are still needed for a healthy balanced diet • Fiber (roughage) • Minerals • Vitamins

  12. A balanced diet • Books time. • Open them to P8.

  13. Learning Objectives • Be able to place examples of foods into the three main nutrient groups and describe a balanced diet • Level 5-7 • Be able to name nutrients, fibre and water as parts of a balanced diet, identify examples of food in which they’re found and know their roles in the body • Level 3-5

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