FOOD AND NUTRITION!

Teacher Alicia García

Humans eat different kinds of food:Animal food products

vegetable food products

And other substances like water and salt

We usually eat four times a day: Breakfast Lunch Tea/snack Dinner/ supper

To have a good breakfast is very important because it helps you to pay attention in class, to study and do physical exercise.

What does a good breakfast include?

MEALS

FOOD IS DIVIDED INTO GROUPS

LEGUME, NUT, SEED AND MEET FRUIT GRAINS VEGETABLE FATS, OILS AND SWEETS. MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

What is there in each group? What is their order in the food pyramid?

THE FOOD PYRAMID

Vegetablefats and oils

sweet and salt.

Meat group

Fruit group

Grains group

Milk anddairy

products

Vegetable group

6 to 11 servings Eat most

2–4 servingsEat a lot

3–5 servingsEat a lot

2–3 servingsEat moderately

2–3 servingsEat moderately

Eat sparingly

RULES FOR CREATING A DIET

Include food from the main five food groups

Alternate between meat and fish Eat fruit and green vegetables every

day Do not eat too many sweets or fatty

foods Distribute the food over a number of

meals throughout the day Have breakfast! It is a very important

meal. Diet is linked to health and physical

exercise

Practice vocabulary using this memo!!

Play the song. Listen and complete the lyrics. ( photocopiable material provided)Then you can sing it!!

Follow up Activities