Torfaen Working Party

1. Healthy Lunchbox Enter Torfaen Working Party

2. Objectives We are learning: • How we need food for activity and growth • That an adequate varied diet is needed to be healthy

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4. Why do we need food? • Ask the children why do we need food, what does it do for us. • Prompt them by asking is all food good for us? • Can the pupils tell you anything about the food we need to eat? • You could then identify good foods and bad foods End

5. Why do we need food? End

6. Which lunch would you choose? Option 2 Option 1 Click on the options to see what happens End

7. What do you think of my lunch box? End

8. What should we put into our Healthy Lunchbox? Sandwiches and salads Click on the hyperlinks to find some examples Fruit and vegetables Snacks Drinks End

9. Not a very healthy choice ! Click on the pictures to find out more End

10. Well done ! Good choice ! Click on the pictures to find out more End

11. Although sugary foods can give us energy, too much can harm our teeth. Visit the dentist regularly to help prevent tooth decay. End

12. Too many fatty foods in our diet can make us unhealthy as it is stored as fat in our bodies and can clog up our arteries and veins. Take plenty of exercise to try and help prevent this. End

13. If we do not eat enough of the right kinds of food it can affect our whole body. We can end up feeling tired and lacking in energy. It can also make us feel ill! Try to eat the right kinds of food for your body. End

14. By not eating too many sugary foods we can protect our teeth from decay. Remember to brush your teeth at least twice a day ! End

15. If we eat plenty of food containing carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals, we will have plenty of energy to stay fit and healthy ! End

16. Eating plenty of the right kinds of food affects our whole body. It can give us lots of energy and make us feel ready for anything. It can also help fight off infections. End

17. Snacks End

18. Sandwiches and Salads End

19. Drinks End

20. Fruit and Vegetables End

21. What do you think of my lunch box? • Encourage the children to talk about the contents of the lunch box. • Are there any items that they would consider suitable and why? • Are there any items they would consider not suitable? • Discuss how we can find out what is in the packet foods we eat – nutritional information on the side. • Discuss the kinds of fruit and vegetables suitable for a lunch box. End

22. What should we put into our healthy lunch box? • Discuss with the children what kinds of food would be suitable for the lunch box. • Click on the four categories to show the children examples that they can put into the box. • The children can then write their choices in the box. End

23. Can you fill the lunch box with healthy food ? Decide which foods you would like and drag them into the box. Remember-balance is the key! End

24. Can you fill the lunch box with healthy food? • Ask the children to click and drag the items of food into the lunch box. • What can they tell you about the items of food? End