1. 3.3.6
Balanced Human Diet

2. Need to know Understand the term balanced diet
Learn the main human food groups
Understand how variety and moderation are important in having a balanced diet
Draw a human food pyramid
Relate human diet to age, gender and activity level
Learn the recommended daily servings of each of the main food groups

3. Taking the correct amounts of all the essential nutrients in the diet
Balanced Diet
Taking the correct amounts of all the essential nutrients in the diet
Carbohydrate
Vitamins
Protein
Minerals
Fat
Fibre
Water

4. Getting a Balanced Diet
Eat a variety of foods
Eat each food type in moderation

5. Amount of food required
Depends on
Young adults need more than older individuals
Age
Gender
Males need more than females
More active individuals need more than less active people
Activity

6. Food Groups Breads and cereals Fruit and vegetables
Meat, fish and poultry
Milk and milk products
Fats, oils and alcohol

7. Build a Food Pyramid Cereals, Breads, potatoes Fruit Vegetables
Milk, Products
Fruit
Meat Fish Poultry
Oils Fats Alcohol
Vegetables

8. Food Pyramid Very few 2 - 3 3 - 5 Fruit Vegetables
The daily food portions types an average adult should eat
Oils Fats Alcohol
Very few
2 - 3
Milk, Products
Meat Fish Poultry
Fruit
Vegetables
3 - 5
Cereals, Breads, potatoes
6 - 11

9. Learning check Define Balanced diet List the five main food groups
Give two general ways to ensure a balanced diet
Draw a human food pyramid
State the recommended daily average number of servings of each food groups

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