1. Planning balanced meals
Objectives:
To understand the factors which must be considered when planning healthy meals for different groups of people.
To explore portion size guidelines and the effects of portion size on health.
To explore how portion sizes have changed over time.
(page references 42-43) DO NOW TASK:
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2. Planning healthy balanced meals – what do you need to consider?
Task 1: Produce a spider diagram of the factors you must consider when planning meals for people
(p42 and 43)
Task 2: Produce a table of portion size examples of two foods for each segment on the Eatwell guide (p44)
Food group
Foods
Description of portion size
Weight of portion size
Starchy carbs
Fruit and veg
protein
dairy
Oils and spreads

3. How have portion sizes changed over time?
Extension activity: What is the impact of increased portion sizes on health, food sustainability and the environment?

4. Why have portion sizes increased?
What do you think future food
trends will be?
Why?

5. So how much should we be eating?
A portion size is the amount of a food that is recommended to be eaten in one sitting.

6. Dietary life stages are divided into 5 groups, what are they?
Pre school children 1-4 years
School aged children 5-12
Adolescence (Teenagers)
Adults
Elderly adults

7. Meal planning for different stages of life Pages 45 – 51
For the practical task (NEA 2) and the written paper you will be expected to:
To know the factors which must be considered when planning balanced meals for people at 5 different life stages.
To consider and apply your knowledge of important nutrients
Understand eating habits and life style choices.

8. Other key factors which affect food choice
Some people have special dietary needs for a variety of reasons:
Choose not to eat certain foods.
Dietary intolerance or allergy
Medical or health conditions
write a list of these specific dietary needs which may restrict food choice

9. Try to make concise points.
Create mind maps or fact cards on the nutritional needs for each of the following life stages:
Try to make concise points.
Use bullet points
Pre school children 1-4 years
School aged children 5-12
Adolescence (Teenagers)
Adults
Elderly adults
Include the following information:
What happens to the body during this life stage?
Nutrients that are important in the diet with reasons.
Any advice on eating habits and food choices linked to the Eatwell guidelines.
Include 3 key learning points for each life stage
Page references: 45 – 55
Don’t forget to use your lifelines

10. Homework
Complete the dietary needs of life stages tasks for all 5 life stages for next Monday (task 4)
Make sure you use the lifelines in your digital text book.