Balanced Diet Benefits Worksheet

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🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To):

Identify the benefits of eating a balanced diet and understand how healthy foods help our bodies grow strong.

📋 Success Criteria:

✓ I can name foods from different food groups
✓ I can explain how healthy foods help my body
✓ I can make good food choices

🍎 Part 1: Food Groups

1. Circle the healthy foods that help you grow strong:

🥕 Carrots

🍎 Apples

🍟 Hot chips

🥛 Milk

🍪 Biscuits

🐟 Fish

2. What happens to your body when you eat healthy foods? Choose the best answer:

You get tired and weak

You grow strong and have energy

Nothing happens

3. Draw your favourite healthy food and write why it's good for you:

This food is good for me because: ________________________

💪 Part 2: Benefits of Healthy Eating

4. Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank:

Word Bank: strong, energy, grow, healthy, happy

When I eat ________ foods, my body can ________ big and tall. Healthy foods give me ________ to play and learn. They help my bones and muscles become ________. Eating well makes me feel ________!

5. What would you tell a friend about eating vegetables? Write 2-3 sentences:

6. Extension Activity: Plan a healthy lunch box. Draw or write 4 different healthy foods you would pack:

🌟 Differentiation Support

For Learners Needing Extra Support:

• Use picture cards to match foods to food groups
• Work with a buddy to complete questions
• Focus on questions 1-4 only

Dyslexia-Friendly Options:

• Read questions aloud to students
• Allow verbal responses instead of written
• Use coloured overlays for reading
• Provide extra time for completion

Extension for Advanced Learners:

• Research one food group and create a mini poster
• Write a recipe using only healthy ingredients
• Interview family members about their favourite healthy foods