Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Learning that a
balanced diet can help
keep our teeth healthy
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
This is Buddy.
He helps us look after our teeth and mouth.
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Buddy is good at looking
after his teeth and wants
to help us look after ours.
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Buddy is going to help us discover more
about dental health using his special gadgets.
Toothbrush
Timer
Torch
Tablet
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Buddy wants you to think about your diets and all
of the different types of food that you eat.
I need you to tell me all
of the different food groups,
can you help me?
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Can you tell me the five different food groups?
Protein
Carbohydrat
e
Fat
Calcium
Vitamins and
Minerals
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Can you tell me the five different food groups?
Protein
Carbohydrat
e
Fat
Calcium
Vitamins and
Minerals
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Buddy needs your help on
what he should eat for his dinner.
This is my ‘eat well’ plate.
Have I got all of the five
food groups on it?
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My ‘eat well’ plate.
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Are all of the food groups I
need in my diet on there?
Eating a balanced diet can help
keep my teeth healthy too.
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Do you know what happens inside
your mouth every time you eat?
Let’s find out the facts on my tablet.
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Every time you eat
foods or drinks
containing sugars the
bacteria in plaque
produces acids, which
can damage the tooth
enamel.
Dentists call this
an ‘attack’.
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How does our mouth recover from an ‘attack’?
After every balanced
meal your mouth
reproduces saliva. This
helps cancel out the
acids produced.
Your mouth can only do
this four times a day –
which is why it’s
important to have three
meals a day and no
more than one snack.
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
Snack ‘attack’?
If between your
balanced meals, you find
you do need to snack try
not to have more than
one and make sure it isn’t
too high in sugar.
Snacks like raw
vegetables, nuts, cheese
or breadsticks are
good choices.
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From what we have learnt so
far, who can tell me how many
balanced meals and how many
snacks we should have a day?
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We should have three
balanced meals a day
We should have no more than
two snacks a day
Key Stage 1 – Lesson 3
We should have three
balanced meals a day.
We should have no more than
two snacks a day.
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Using the other information that
we got from my tablet, can you
tell me which of these foods
we could eat as a snack?
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Which would be the best
choice of snack for our teeth?
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Buddy has helped you
learn about teeth, now you
can be a Buddy too!
Using your own ‘eat well’ plate draw
something healthy for your dinner. It
must contain a food from each group
and be good for your teeth too.