Balanced Diet & Food Groups

ScienceThe Human BodyAges 7–9

Know the main food groups (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water) and understand that a balanced diet includes the right amounts from each group to keep the body healthy and provide energy, growth materials, and protection from illness

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Distinguish food groups from nutrients and explain why foods can supply several nutrients.

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Use fictional food cards only; no tasting, meal judgement, weight talk or disclosure of family diet. Allergies, access and cultural choices are respected. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.

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partial: Know the main food groups (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water) and understand that a balanced diet includes the right amounts from each group to keep the body healthy and provide energy, growth materials, and protection from illness
Canonical food-group terminology is imprecise; preserved but corrected in teaching. No nutrient quantities, individual diet assessment or disease-prevention guarantee.
partial: Name at least five food groups and give an example food for each (e.g. carbohydrates = bread, protein = chicken)
Canonical food-group terminology is imprecise; preserved but corrected in teaching. No nutrient quantities, individual diet assessment or disease-prevention guarantee.
partial: Explain what carbohydrates (energy), proteins (growth and repair), and fats (energy and warmth) do for the body
Canonical food-group terminology is imprecise; preserved but corrected in teaching. No nutrient quantities, individual diet assessment or disease-prevention guarantee.
partial: State that vitamins and minerals protect against illness and help the body work properly
Canonical food-group terminology is imprecise; preserved but corrected in teaching. No nutrient quantities, individual diet assessment or disease-prevention guarantee.
partial: If {{name}} looked at their dinner plate, could they identify which foods give energy, which help muscles grow, and which keep them healthy?
Canonical food-group terminology is imprecise; preserved but corrected in teaching. No nutrient quantities, individual diet assessment or disease-prevention guarantee.

Canonical food-group terminology is imprecise; preserved but corrected in teaching. No nutrient quantities, individual diet assessment or disease-prevention guarantee.

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Name at least five food groups and give an example food for each (e.g. carbohydrates = bread, protein = chicken)
Explain what carbohydrates (energy), proteins (growth and repair), and fats (energy and warmth) do for the body
State that vitamins and minerals protect against illness and help the body work properly

“If your child looked at their dinner plate, could they identify which foods give energy, which help muscles grow, and which keep them healthy?”

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Type: Conceptual
Subject: Science
Domain: The Human Body
Age range: Ages 7–9