Balanced Diet & Food Groups
CONCEPTUALKnow the main food groups (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water) and understand that a balanced diet includes the right amounts from each group to keep the body healthy and provide energy, growth materials, and protection from illness
Mastery Evidence
- Name at least five food groups and give an example food for each (e.g. carbohydrates = bread, protein = chicken)
- Explain what carbohydrates (energy), proteins (growth and repair), and fats (energy and warmth) do for the body
- State that vitamins and minerals protect against illness and help the body work properly
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] looked at their dinner plate, could they identify which foods give energy, which help muscles grow, and which keep them healthy?”
Prerequisites2
- Basic Body NeedshardAges 5—7
- Animal NutritionsoftAges 7—8
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- Basic Body Needs hard
Learning food groups builds on knowing the body needs food for energy and health
- The Heart & Blood soft
Basic needs (exercise keeps heart strong) connects to knowing the heart pumps blood
- Herbivores, Carnivores & Omnivores soft
Carnivore/herbivore/omnivore classification supports understanding nutrition differences
- What Living Things Need hard
Must know basic survival needs before learning about nutrition types and food groups
- Living Things Vocabulary soft
Describing what plants and animals need to survive uses life processes vocabulary: nutrition, growth, sensitivity
Unlocks2
- Healthy Lifestyle ChoiceshardAges 9—11
- Growing Up & PubertysoftAges 9—11