🍎 Part 1: Understanding Healthy Meals

1. Which food groups should be included in a healthy meal? Tick all that apply:

Protein (meat, fish, beans)

Vegetables

Carbohydrates (rice, pasta, bread)

Fruits

Only sweets and crisps

2. Which cooking method is healthier?

Grilling chicken

Deep frying chicken

3. What makes a meal balanced? Choose the best answer:

Having different food groups together

Eating only one type of food

Adding lots of salt and sugar

4. Which of these are healthy cooking tips? Tick all that apply:

Add extra vegetables to sauces

Use herbs and spices instead of lots of salt

Steam or bake instead of frying

Add more butter to everything

5. Circle the food group each item belongs to:

Chicken breast: Protein / Carbohydrate / Vegetable / Fruit

Brown rice: Protein / Carbohydrate / Vegetable / Fruit

Broccoli: Protein / Carbohydrate / Vegetable / Fruit

Apple: Protein / Carbohydrate / Vegetable / Fruit

Lentils: Protein / Carbohydrate / Vegetable / Fruit

🍳 Part 2: Cooking Methods Practice

6. Match each cooking method to its health benefit. Write the letter of the correct health benefit next to each cooking method:

1. Steaming _____ A. Lets fat drip away from meat

2. Grilling _____ B. Doesn't need added fats

3. Baking _____ C. Uses little oil for cooking

4. Stir-frying _____ D. Keeps vegetables crispy and nutritious

7. Which cooking methods use the LEAST amount of oil or fat? Tick all that apply:

Steaming

Deep frying

Grilling

Boiling

Pan frying with lots of oil

Baking

8. You want to cook vegetables to keep the most vitamins. What's the best method?

Boiling in lots of water for 20 minutes

Steaming for 5-7 minutes

Deep frying

🍽️ Part 3: Planning Balanced Meals

9. Plan your perfect healthy meal. What protein will you include?

My protein choice:

10. What vegetables will you add to make your meal healthier?

11. What carbohydrate will you choose? (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

My carbohydrate:

12. How will you cook your meal to make it healthy? Choose your cooking method:

Grilling

Baking

Steaming

Boiling

13. Plan three different balanced meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner:

Breakfast:

Protein:

Carbohydrate:

Fruit/Vegetable:

Lunch:

Protein:

Carbohydrate:

Vegetable:

Dinner:

Protein:

Carbohydrate:

Vegetable:

14. Look at this meal: Fried chicken, chips, and cola. How could you make it healthier?

📝 Part 4: Reflection and Challenge

15. Draw or describe your complete healthy meal in the box below:

16. Explain why your meal plan is healthy. Give at least two reasons:

17. What might be challenging about cooking this meal at home?

18. Create a shopping list for your healthy meal. List 5 ingredients you would need:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

19. Weekend Challenge: I commit to cooking my planned meal and taking photos to share next lesson.

Yes, I will try to cook this meal

I will cook a simpler version

I need help planning this

Healthy Meal Planning

Healthy Meal Planning

🍎 Part 1: Understanding Healthy Meals

🍳 Part 2: Cooking Methods Practice

🍽️ Part 3: Planning Balanced Meals

📝 Part 4: Reflection and Challenge

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