echoesof.science · Ages 6–7
Food for a healthy body
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Food gives your body energy to move, play and grow. Eating lots of different foods helps you stay healthy.
Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins and fibre. Try to eat at least 5 portions every day. Fresh, frozen, tinned and dried ones all count!
Starchy foods like bread, rice, pasta and potatoes give you energy. Brown or wholegrain bread has more fibre, which helps your tummy digest food.
Beans, eggs, fish and meat are protein foods. Your body uses protein to grow and to repair itself.
Experiment: Build a balanced plate
- Draw lines on your plate to make sections: a big one for fruit and vegetables, a big one for starchy foods, a smaller one for protein foods and a small one for milk and cheese.
- Look at each food picture. Which group does it belong to?
- Stick it in the right section of the plate.
- Put sweets, cakes and fizzy drinks to the side of the plate: they are 'now and then' foods.
- Compare your plate with another group. Which sections are the biggest?
| Food | Which group? | Everyday or now and then? |
|---|---|---|
Questions
Draw your favourite healthy lunch on a plate.
🍎Do frozen peas count as one of your 5 a day?
yes / no
Write or draw one food that gives you energy and one food with calcium.
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