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Eatwell guide

How to teach the food groups

Ages

  • KS1
  • KS2

Subjects

  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • D&T

What's this for?

The eatwell guide highlights the different types of food that make up our diet, and helps children learn the proportions we should eat to have a healthier and more balanced diet.

(PDF, 7.84Mb)

Learning objectives

  • Understand how to maintain a balanced diet to lead a healthier lifestyle as they grow up
  • Make healthier food choices for themselves

In the classroom

The eatwell guide can help you demonstrate to children what proportion of food they should eat from the different food groups.

How to use:

  • Ask children to look at what foods are in each section of the eatwell guide
  • Discuss the different food groups and why you need to eat more of some groups than others
  • Discuss the origins of food from the different food groups


The eatwell guide is a widely accepted and easily recognisable visual aid to help promote balanced eating.

 

Curriculum

Science
Animals, including humans 
Key Stage 1

  • Describe the importance of exercise for humans, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene


Design and Technology
Cooking and Nutrition
Key Stage 1

  • Use the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes

Key Stage 2

  • Understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet

Get the whole school involved

Get children to keep a lunch diary and compare it to the eatwell guide.

Are they eating a balanced diet?

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