Meal Planning Essentials

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🍎 Part 1: Nutrients and Food Groups

1. Match each nutrient to its main job in the body by circling the correct answer:

Carbohydrates:

Provide energy for daily activities

Build and repair muscles

Protect against disease

Protein:

Give quick energy

Build and repair body tissues

Help digest food

2. Classify these foods into food groups. Write each food in the correct box:

Foods: chicken breast, wholemeal bread, apple, milk, broccoli, olive oil

Grains: _________________________

Vegetables: _________________________

Fruit: _________________________

Dairy: _________________________

Protein foods: _________________________

Healthy fats: _________________________

3. Which of these are "everyday" foods that should be eaten regularly? (Tick all that apply)

Brown rice

Soft drink

Lean meat

Chocolate biscuits

Fresh vegetables

Potato chips

🍽️ Part 2: Meal Planning Practice

4. Plan a balanced lunch for an active sports day. Include foods from at least 4 food groups:

My lunch plan:

5. Explain why your lunch choice is good for an active sports day (mention at least 2 nutrients):

6. Look at this lunch: white bread sandwich with processed meat, packet of chips, chocolate bar, soft drink.

Suggest two improvements to make this lunch healthier:

Improvement 1: Replace _________________ with _________________

Why: ________________________________________________

Improvement 2: Replace _________________ with _________________

Why: ________________________________________________

💡 Part 3: Personal Application

7. Plan a healthy after-school snack that will give you energy for homework and sport training:

My snack: _________________________________________________

Food groups included: ____________________________________

Why this snack helps with energy and focus:

8. Complete this sentence about your own eating habits:

One healthy eating goal I can set for myself this week is to _______________

________________________________________________________________

because _______________________________________________________

9. True or False: Circle your answer and explain why.

Statement: "Drinking water is just as important as eating nutritious food for good health."

True

False

Explanation: ____________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Meal Planning Essentials

Meal Planning Essentials

🍎 Part 1: Nutrients and Food Groups

🍽️ Part 2: Meal Planning Practice

💡 Part 3: Personal Application

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