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Science 3rd grade | UNIT 2: Looking after ourselves 2.1 Food groups

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Words to learn

Dairy - fruit - vegetables - fat - carbohydrate - energy - protein - meat - fish

Foods can be put into groups.

You need dairy foods for strong bones and teeth. / You need fruit and vegetables to be healthy. / ou should not eat too much fat and sugar. You need carbohydrate for energy. / You need protein (such as meat and fish) for growth.

You will need: real or model food - food packaging or pictures of food - food group name cards
Look at some foods and put them into food groups.
Use this book to help you.
The labels on the packets will help.
Bimla wants to be healthy. What should she eat?

Eat chocolate. Sugar gives you energy / Eat food that tastes good. / Drink milk. It makes you strong / Fruit and vegetables are good for you.

1) Which food group should you eat least? Why?
2 Which food group helps you to grow?
3) What type of food group would be good to eat as a healthy snack?

What you have learnt

- Food can be put into groups: carbohydrate, fruit and vegetables, protein, dairy, fat.

Talk about it!

Which food groups should you eat most?

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