Healthy Food: Choices for a Strong Body

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Personal Development - Term 2

VPC: Personal development

ASDAN: Personal living skills

Week 3- Healthy Food and why it is important

What do you already know about healthy food?

Learning Intentions

·       We are learning what healthy food is  

·       We are learning why healthy eating is important  

·       We are learning to make good food choices  

Why Do We Eat Food?

Food gives our bodies the energy and nutrients we need to learn, play, and grow. Some foods help our bodies more than others.

What Does ‘Healthy Food’ Mean?

Healthy food gives us vitamins, minerals, and energy. It helps our bodies stay strong and our minds stay sharp.

Healthy food is nutrient-dense, providing essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber to maintain energy and prevent chronic illness

vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean proteins, nuts, seeds

Types of Healthy Food

Healthy foods include fruits, vegetables, lean meats, dairy, grains, and water. Eating a variety helps our bodies work well.

‘Sometimes Foods’ vs. ‘Everyday Foods’

Everyday Foods:

Sometimes Foods:

Chips, lollies, cakes, soft drinks. Tasty, but not for every day.

Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meat, dairy and water.

The Healthy Food Pyramid

It contains the five core food groups, plus healthy fats, according to how much they contribute to a balanced diet based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013).

The Healthy Eating Pyramid encourages Australians to enjoy a variety of foods from every food group, every day.

The Foundation (Bottom layer)

Biggest area because it is the most important foods that should make up the majority of our diet (70%)

Older children, teens and adults should aim to have at least 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables or legumes each day.

Food:

Vegetables

Fuit

Lentils

Middle Layer

Foods in the milk, yoghurt, cheese & alternatives group primarily provide us with calcium and protein, plus other vitamins and minerals

Food:

Rice

Quinoa

Pasta

Oats

Bread

Cereal

Top Layer

The top layer is split into two sections - Dairy and Poultry (Meat)

Foods in the Dairy group primarily provide us with calcium and protein, plus other vitamins and minerals

Foods in the lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, legumes section are our main sources of protein.

Food: Milk, Cheese, yogurt, alternative milks

Food: Meat, Lentils, Beans, Eggs, seeds, nuts, legumes and fish

Why Is Healthy Eating Important?

Eating healthy foods gives us energy, helps us grow strong, and keeps us from getting sick. It helps our brains and bodies to work well.

What are some healthy food choices?

How often do you have these?

How Do Healthy Foods Help Our Bodies?

Fruits and veggies give us vitamins for strong bodies. Water keeps us hydrated. Good foods help us play, learn, and sleep well.

Don’t Forget Water!

Water is one of the healthiest drinks. Our bodies need it every day to work well.

Making Good Food Choices

Think about what you eat each day. Try to choose foods that help your body be strong and healthy.

What is something Healthy you enjoy? Why do you have it? Is healthy foods something you prioritise?

Design a Healthy Meal Plan

Use the Australian Guide website or worksheet to plan your healthy meals. Draw or write your ideas. Get creative!

Malachi

Luke

Mia

Lylah

Make a Healthy Plate

Tyler

Neeve

Pagan

Let’s Reflect: What Have You Learned?

Share what surprised you about healthy eating. What will you do differently for your health?

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

Week 4- Healthy Food and why it is important

Lesson 1&2: Healthy food pyramid

Learning Intentions

. We are learning what healthy food is

·We are learning why healthy eating is important

· We are learning to make good food choices

What is healthy food? What is unhealthy food?

Why do we need healthy food?

Why shouldn't we have lots of unhealthy food?

Healthy

Unhealthy

Healthy vs Unhealthy

Making our own Healthy Food Pyramid

Working in groups, sort and organise foods into specific food groups using the healthy food pyramid

Group 1: Dairy

Mia

Lylah

Neeve

Group 2: Meats and Legumes

Malachi

Luke

Group 4: Fruit and veggies

Tyler

Pagan

Jonah

Lesson 3: Make and plan for a healthy Meal

Learning Intentions

. We are learning what healthy food is

·We are learning why healthy eating is important

· We are learning to make good food choices and plan healthy meals

Warm-Up: BTN Food habits

Guided Practice: Discuss a healthy meal we could make as a class

Independent task: Design a Healthy Meal Plan

VPC: Design and plan a healthy meal.

• What will it be

• What ingreadients will you need

• Find a recipe

Malachi

Mia

ASDAN: Design a healthy meal.

• What will it be

• What ingreadients will you need

Lylah

Neeve

Tyler

Luke

Pagan

Jonah

Jonah - type and print

Tahlia

Sam

Take pictures of food and print out

Lesson 1 and 2

Jonah - type and print

Tahlia

Sam

Take pictures of food and print out

Lesson 3