Starter quiz
- How many portions of fruit and vegetables are you recommended to eat every day?
- three
- four
- five ✓
- six
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- True or false? You should limit the amount of sugary foods you eat each day to improve your health.
- 'true' ✓
- __________ would be a healthy drink to have with a meal.
- water ✓
- milkshake
- orange juice
- fizzy drink
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- Match the words to their correct definitions.
- dairy⇔foods made from milk, such as cheese and yoghurt ✓
- starchy foods⇔the main source of carbohydrates ✓
- fibre⇔a type of carbohydrate that helps digestion ✓
- protein⇔a nutrient that helps build and repair muscles and tissues in the body ✓
- Examples of proteins are ...
- fish ✓
- potatoes
- chicken ✓
- tofu ✓
- pasta
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- True or false? Eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
- 'true' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the words to the correct definitions.
- nutrients⇔substances in food that the body needs for growth ✓
- balanced diet⇔including a variety of different foods in the right proportions ✓
- vitamins⇔nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness ✓
- minerals⇔elements needed by the body, such as calcium and iron ✓
- True or false? You can only get protein from meat products.
- 'false' ✓
- Complete the sentence: A healthy diet is a ______ diet.
- 'balanced' ✓
- The unit of energy we get from food is called a ...
- kilogram
- calorie ✓
- watt
- joule
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- True or false? Maintaining a healthy diet can help prevent us from getting some diseases.
- 'true' ✓
- Which of the following is not a food group?
- dairy
- starchy foods
- fast food ✓
- proteins
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Key learning points
- A healthy diet includes a balance of different food groups.
- Nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, are essential for body functions.
- Poor dietary choices can lead to health issues, such as tooth decay.
- Understanding the sources of different nutrients helps us make better food choices.
- Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet promotes overall wellbeing and disease prevention.
Common misconception
You can tell if someone is healthy by their appearance.
Being healthy isn’t about how we look, it’s about how we take care of our body and mind. This helps us to feel good, have lots of energy, and do all the things we enjoy.
Keywords
Nutrients - substances in food that the body needs for growth, energy, and maintaining health
Balanced diet - a diet that includes a variety of different foods in the right proportions to maintain health
Vitamins - nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness
Minerals - elements, such as calcium and iron, which are needed by the body for various functions
Calories - a unit of energy that we get from food and drinks
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