1. EAL Nexus Resource A balanced diet Introduction Subject: Science
Age group:
Topic:
Food and nutrition
© Bell Educational Trust EAL Nexus – free downloadable teaching materials
This resource was originally developed by G. Aldwin and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.

2. A balanced diet

3. Key language Balanced diet Well nourished Malnourished Energy
English
My language
Balanced diet
Well nourished
Malnourished
Energy
nutrients
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Vitamins and minerals
Fibre
Water
Vegetables contain vitamins
We need water to keep our cells hydrated

4. The Eatwell Plate
Use the Eatwell Plate to make sure you have a balanced diet.

5. A balanced diet contains all the energy and nutrients that the body needs

6. What nutrients does the body need?
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Fibre
Water

7. Which foods contain…? Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins Minerals
Fibre
Water

8. Image attributions
Aubergine: Petr Kratochvil, licence – public domain.
Cake: public domain
Cereal: Ian Britton, licence – non-commercial no derivative works.
Bananas: Augustus Binu [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
Tomato: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos
Pear:
Meat: Unknown photographer -  Pubic domain.
Fish: By George Chernilevsky - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Eggs:
Nuts: By Sage Ross (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
Beans: By Victorgrigas - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Bread: by Stacey Spensley
Pasta:
Rice: Anna Frodesiak - Own work
Carrots:
Cheese:
Milk:
Ice cream: public domain
An orange: by Vera Kratochvil
Butter:
Potatoes:
Kiwifruit: Tiia Monto [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
Salad; By LouiseTynan95 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
A mango: public domain
Broccoli: public domain
Cabbage: public domain
An apple: public domain
Avocados: by NY -
Plate: public domain.