HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY FOOD
ECY 3 – Science
Term 4 Week 7
OBJECTIVES:
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Review - Students will be able to:
 Identify
healthy and unhealthy food.
 Identify different components of a healthy balanced
diet.
 Make good choices of proper reasoning.
HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY FOOD
Watch a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKuYfLM0yDc
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Discuss these questions after watching the video:
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What are the healthy food did Maggie give to Steve?
What are the unhealthy food did Steve try to eat?
5 COMPONENTS OF A HEALTHY BALANCED DIET:
Fruits
Vegetables
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Dairy
Please give 2 examples from each group!
WHY ARE THOSE COMPONENTS GOOD FOR
YOU?
 Fruits
and Vegetables
They give us vitamins to keep the sickness away
WHY ARE THOSE COMPONENTS GOOD FOR
YOU?
 Carbohydrates
It gives us energy.
WHY ARE THOSE COMPONENTS GOOD FOR
YOU?
 Proteins
It helps us to build our muscles.
WHY ARE THOSE COMPONENTS GOOD FOR
YOU?
Dairy
It gives us calcium to keep our bones and teeth
strong.
NOW LET’S DO AN ACTIVITY
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Let’s create a healthy balanced meal using real
food, play dough or papers.
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Things you need:
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1 Plate, 1 Cup
Choose 1 fruit. Example: apple
Choose 1 vegetable. Example: broccoli
Choose 1 of protein source. Example: chicken
Choose 1 carbohydrate. Example: rice
Choose 1 dairy product. Example: yogurt
Put them all on the plate and you can eat them or pretend
to eat them.
Send your picture to your class teacher when you are doing
this  Have fun!
EXAMPLES: