Food and nutrition

Food and nutrition

Growing up healthy

Do you remember the 7 food groups?

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Oranges, watermelon, bananas, grapes... are:

• Vegetables

• Fruits

• Dairy

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Cheese, yogurth, milk... are:

• Grains

• Vegetables

• Dairy

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Carrots, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers... are:

• Fruits

• Vegetables

• Grains

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Beans, lentils, chickpeas... are:

• vegetables

• grains

• legumes

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Butter and oil are:

• Sugars

• Fats

• Dairy

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Bread, pasta, rice... are:

• Grains

• Legumes

• Vegetables

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Meat, fish, eggs, nuts... are:

• Proteins

• Fats

• Sugars

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So, the seven food groups are...

• Grains, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fats, sugars and dairy

• Fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, dairy, fats and breads

• Fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, legumes, proteins and fats.

Now we are going to learn everything about the food pyramid

But... What is the food pyramid?

Food pyramid is...

a visual representation of how the different groups of food contribute toward a healthy diet.

It is designed to help you to decide what foods and how many portions of each food should be eaten each day.

If we eath healthy and do exercise we will grow strong both physically and mentally.

Maybe this is the pyramid you have always seen

but......

The pyramid has been recently updated

What differences can you see?

Ready, steady... inside video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdzxcYq8jdU&t=15s&ab_channel=ClickView

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Is this pyramid valid for everybody? Explain

• Yes

• No

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We should eat _____ serves of fruit each day.

• 1

• 5

• 2

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We should eat _____ serves of vegetables or legumes each day.

• 1

• 5

• 3

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Fruit and vegetables are our main source of .......

• Vitamines

• Minerals

• Carbohydrates

• Antioxidants

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Vitamines, minerals and antioxidants are essential for....

• keep our general heath

• to maintain our bones

• they are not so important

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Why is it better eat wholegrain cereals?

• Because they are more tasty

• Because they retain most of the fiber and nutrients

• It isn´t better

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We should eat _____ serves of grains each day.

• 5/7

• 3/5

• 7/9

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Grains are our main source of....

• Vitamines

• Carbohydrates

• Antioxidants

• fibre

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Carbohydrates are essential for...

• keep our health

• give us energy

• maintain our muscles

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Milk, yoguth, cheese and alternatives are our main source of

• Proteins

• Calcium

• Carbohydrates

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Calcium is essential for

• good bone and teeth health

• our general health

• the functioning or our brain

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We should eat _____ serves of this gruoup each day

• 5

• 3

• 2

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Meat, fish, nuts, eggs are our main source of...

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• minerals

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Proteins are essential for

• grow muscles

• internal organs

• repair our body

• energy too

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We should eat

• 2/3

• 1/2

• More than 3

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Is it important mix the options? Or you can choose always the same? Explain

• Yes

• No

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The last grup are fats, all fats are the same? Explain

• Yes

• No

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Find the heathy fats

• Avocado

• Butter

• Salmon

• Nuts

• Palm oil

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You should to limit or avoid...

• drinking water

• salt

• sugar

• spices

• herbs

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We should eat healthy fats ....

• in small amount

• 1/2 each day

• 5

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Fats are essential for....

• Brain function

• Hearth heath

• Muscles

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You should limit or avoid....

• salt

• drinking water

• sugar

• spices

• herbs

SO REMEMBER

Enjoy a variety of foods of each group.

Plants-based foods are better

Limit fats, salt and sugar

Drink a lot of water

And try to do some exercise too!

Keep healty!

Now... it´s time to play!

• https://www.healthyeating.org/products-and-activities/games-activities/myplate

• https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/matching/foodgroups.htm