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Primary KS2


Starter: What is missing?

Do you know which

words are hidden

behind the blue stars?

Click for answers.


Starter: What is missing?

One of the

reasons you know

brands like Doritos,

Haribo or Domino’s

is because of

adverts.

Adverts are a very powerful tool

used to persuade

you to buy something. Adverts

are found all over

the place.

At bus stops… On the internet… And on the TV!

Have you ever

wanted something

because you saw it

on an advert?

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Should junk food ads be banned?


Why are we talking about this?

The government is

thinking about banning

junk food ads until 9pmboth online and on TV.

They hope it will help

children make healthier

choices about their diet.

Click to learn

why he did this.

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What do you think

junk food is? You

will find out later!

Just last month, the

Mayor of London

banned junk food ads

on London’s buses, trains and at all stations.

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Diet:The food and drink a

person usually has

every day.





Why are we talking about this?

At the moment, junk food

ads are only banned from our

screens when the programme

or channel is just for children1, e.g. during Peppa Pig.

But the government is worried that this isn’t

enough. They say that junk food ads need to

be banned for all programmes before 9pmbecause children watch TV shows that are for

adults as well as children!

8pm

7:30pm

7pm

Have you ever

watched any of

these TV shows?

7:30pm7:30pm1

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What exactly is junk food?

Before you look more

closely at this question,

decide whether you

think these are junk

foods or drinks.

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YES NO

YES NO

YES NO

YES NO



When food is called a ‘junk food’ it means it contains lots of fat, salt or sugar6. It is not very healthy for you, but can be eaten as part of a balanced diet.

Do you think any of these foods have a lot of fat, salt or sugar?

Ice cream has lots of

sugar in it. A tub of vanilla ice cream2

contains 84g of sugar

(more than 21

teaspoons!)

Pizza1 contains lots of

salt. Sometimes all the salt you should be

having in a day can be

found in a single pizza!

One Bacon Double

Cheeseburger from

McDonald’s contains

more than half4 of the

fats you should have in a day!

Too much fat, salt or sugar can be bad for our health. It’s important to eat healthily so that we feel our best

and stay well.



The way we work out if a something is a junk food1 is quite tricky*.

You are going to need your maths skills for this next task!

If the food / drink ends up with a score of

4 or above, it is considered a ‘junk’ food1. Let’s go to the next slide for an example!

First, the food / drink scores

points following these rules:

• For every 300 kJ of energy, the

food scores 1 point (so 600kJ of

energy = 2 points, 900kJ = 3 points).

• For every gram (g) of fat**, the

food scores 1 point (so 2g = 2

points, 3g = 3 points).

• For every 5 grams (g) of sugar, the

food scores 1 point (so 10g sugar =

2 points, 25g sugar = 5 points).

• For every 100 milligrams (mg) of salt

the food scores 1 point.

Then, a food / drink will have

points taken away following these rules:

• For every fruit, vegetable or nut, take

away 1 point.

• For every 1 gram (g) of fibre take

away 1 point.

• For every 1 gram (g) of protein take

away 1 point.

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Pepperoni Pizza1

What is in this meal? Points

1,200 kJ energy

5g fat*

5g sugar

1,700 mg of salt

1 portion of vegetables

4g fibre

14g protein

Calculation:

4

5

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17

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4

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First, add up points following

these rules:

• For every 300 kJ of energy, the food scores 1 point.

• For every gram (g) of fat*, the food scores 1 point.

• For every 5 grams (g) of sugar, the food scores 1 point.

• For every 100 milligrams (mg) of salt the food scores 1 point.

Then, take away following these rules:

• For every fruit, vegetable or nut, take away 1 point.

• For every 1 gram (g) of fibre take away 1 point.

• For every 1 gram (g) of protein take away 1 point.

Instructions:Work out whether

this is a junk food by

filling in the table

below. Click to

reveal the answers.

27 – 19 = 8 points



Homemade beef burger

What is in this meal? Points

3,000 kJ energy

10g fat*

5g sugar

1,000 mg of salt

1 portion of vegetables

2g fibre

25g protein

Calculation:

10

10

1

10

1

2

25

31 – 28 = 3 points

Instructions:Work out whether this is

a junk food by filling in

the table below. Click to

reveal the answers.

First, add up points following

these rules:

• For every 300 kJ of energy, the food scores 1 point.

• For every gram (g) of fat*, the food scores 1 point.

• For every 5 grams (g) of sugar, the food scores 1 point.

• For every 100 milligrams (mg) of salt the food scores 1 point.

Then, take away following these rules:

• For every fruit, vegetable or nut, take away 1 point.

• For every 1 gram (g) of fibre take away 1 point.

• For every 1 gram (g) of protein take away 1 point.



When we think

about junk food, we often come up with

foods like burgers,

cookies, chips, crisps,

sweets, fizzy drinks and

pizza.

Some of these can be made in a much

healthier way, with less

salt and sugar, like the homemade burger you

just saw.

Come up with a list of things

you have learned about junk

food. Remember: not all burgers are

good for you, and not all pizzas are

junk food!

If you are unsure about a food, ask

your parents to help you look at the

nutritional information on food packaging!

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Who decides what you eat?

Pick out five things from this slide

that you think have the biggest

influence over what you eat. Write a list, ranking these five from

the biggest influence at the top

to the smallest at the bottom.

Influence:Something

with the power

to have an

effect on you. Family

TV

Supermarkets

Friends

School

Internet

You

The 5 biggest influences

on what I eat:

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…………..

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5Smallest

influence

Biggest

influence


Who decides what you eat?

Table discussion (4-6 mins)Now imagine all junk food

adverts were banned from

the TV and online. Would

your list change at all?

Would this ban make a

difference to what you eat?

The 5 biggest influences

on what I eat:

Family

TV

School

Internet

Supermarkets

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Share your lists. How high up

did you put TV and the

internet? What does this tell

you?

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Should junk food ads be banned?Yes

Yes


• I think that junk food ads can be

really influential on children and

encourage them to eat foods that

are bad for their health.

• The government should protect

children more from junk food ads so

that they can stay healthy.

• When I see an advert for junk food,

it makes me want to eat it! If I didn’t

see these foods as much, I think I

could eat more healthily.

• …

No

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Should junk food ads be banned?No


• I don’t think that an advert has any

impact on the foods and drinks I

choose to consume.

• My parents and school are

responsible for making sure I have a

healthy diet, not the government.

• The government should help to

teach people about nutritious foods

and how to stay healthy, instead of

banning adverts for junk food.

• …

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