1. You are what you eat! L/O ;- To what makes a balanced diet

2. Look at the food diaries. What do you think they are missing? How do you think you could improve this diet?

3. Food Diary 1 Breakfast Peanut butter on toast Chocolate Milk Lunch 2 bags of crisps 1 slice of pizza Lemonade Dinner Fish fingers Chips Ice-cream Coke Food Diary 2 Breakfast No breakfast Lunch Green salad Apple Orange Water Dinner Rice Vegetable curry Water

4. Food Diary 3 Breakfast Boiled egg on brown toast Apple Glass of milk Lunch Brown bread Cheese and salad sandwich Orange Water Dinner Spaghetti Bolognaise Fruit Salad Water Food Diary 4 Breakfast Cereal and Milk 2 packets of skittles on the way to school Lunch 1 packet of crisps Cheese and pickle wrap 2 cookies Slush puppy Snickers bar Dinner Sweet and sour chicken and rice Chocolate ice-cream Toffee popcorn when watching film

5. Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Minerals Vitamins Fibre Water What does a balanced diet look like? For a balanced diet we should eat all of these nutrients (although the amount we should eat for each may be different) Which of these should you eat the most of and least of?

6. Click on the link to play the interactive game and find out what makes a balanced diet and why this is important to your health and well being http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_beh aviour_health/diet_drugs/activity.shtml

7. NutrientHow the body uses itFood sources it is contained in CarbohydrateTo provide energyCereals; bread; pasta; potatoes (sugars and starch) ProteinFor growth, making new cells and repair of our bodies Fish; meat; eggs; dairy products FatTo provide energy, as a store of energy & for insulation Butter; oil; nuts MineralsNeeded in small amounts to maintain health Salt; milk (calcium); liver (iron) VitaminsNeeded in small amounts to maintain health Dairy foods; fruit; vegetables FibreTo provide roughage to help keep food passing through the gut Vegetables; bran; wholemeal bread WaterNeeded by cells and for body fluids Fruit juice; milk; water(!)

8. So what have you eaten in the last 24 hours? Do you think this is a balanced diet? How could you improve it?