A Brilliant Balanced Breakfast

1. A Brilliant Balanced Breakfast Enter TorfaenWorking Group

2. We Are Learning To:- • Understand that breakfast is an important meal. • Identify the different food groups and what products belong to those groups. • Recognise how food groups make up a balanced diet. • Identify that breakfast foods should be from a variety of food groups to make it balanced. • Understand safety and hygiene rules when working withfood. • Design and make a balanced breakfast. End

3. KEY Back to the home page. Takes you to the end of the show. End Move backwards. Move forwards. Teachers’ notes and activities. End

4. Use a whiteboard pen to mind map what you think breakfast is and why it is an important meal. What is breakfast and why do we need it? End

5. TEACHERS' NOTES • Pupils to mind map what they think the word breakfast means and why breakfast is an important meal. • Discuss that some schools have a breakfast club. pupils to discuss whether they think it is a good idea or not giving reasons. End

6. WHAT IS BREAKFAST? Breakfast is the first meal of the day, which is usually eaten in the morning. The name comes from the concept that you have not eaten while sleeping, so you are fasting during that time, and break the fast with the meal. End

7. WHY DO WE NEED BREAKFAST? Breakfast does magic for our bodies, it gives our bodies fuel and energy to start the day. End

8. WHAT DO YOU EAT FOR BREAKFAST? Use with a whiteboard pen End

9. TEACHERS' NOTES • Pupils to record what they have had for breakfast and research which food groups they belong to and whether it is balanced. • Discuss whether the pupils think the breakfast products are healthy or not. End

10. Food Groups Which foods are carbohydrates? Click on them to find out. Carbohydrates End

11. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates give you energy. You find them in sugary and starchy foods like potatoes, rice, cereals, pasta, bread and some fruit and vegetables. End

12. Correct! It is a carbohydrate. End

13. Incorrect! It isn’t a carbohydrate. End

14. Food Groups Which foods are proteins? Click on them to find out. Proteins End

15. Correct! It is a protein. End

16. Incorrect! It isn’t a protein. End

17. PROTEINS Proteins help your body grow and repair itself. You find them in meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs and beans. End

18. FOOD GROUPS Which foods are fats? Click on them to find out. Fats End

19. FATS Fats provide energy and help in building up your body. You find them in dairy products, red meats, some poultry and fish. End

20. Correct! It is a fat. End

21. Incorrect! It isn’t a fat. End

22. OTHER FOOD GROUPS It helps you digest your food. You find fibre in lots of food like cereals, fruit, bread and vegetables. FIBRE Minerals Iron is good for the blood. Calcium is good for your bones. Minerals are in lots of foods, but are especially in fresh fruit and vegetables. Vitamins Vitamins are good for keeping your body healthy. They are good for your skin, bones and teeth. They are mostly found in dairy products (milk, eggs and butter), fresh fruit and vegetables. End

23. WHAT IS A BALANCED DIET? What is a balanced diet? End

24. A Balanced Diet You must have carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and fibre in the correct proportions. If there is not enough protein, you will not be able to grow properly and you will not be able to repair yourself i.e. wounds will not heal properly. If you do not have enough energy containing foods you will feel very tired because you will not have enough energy. If you have too much energy containing foods you will become overweight. End

25. IS THIS A BALANCED BREAKFAST? End

26. Drag items from the breakfast products onto the plate to show your chosen breakfast design. End

27. HYGIENE RULES REMEMBER!! • Always wash you hands before working with food. • Always wipe surfaces clean before preparing food. • Keep raw and cooked meats separate. Can you think of any more? End

28. SAFETY RULES • Use a knife with adult supervision. • When using hot appliances, make sure an adult is present. Can you think of any more? End

29. A Brilliant Balanced Breakfast Once you’ve made and eaten your brilliant, balanced breakfast, you will be full of energy to tackle the day!!! Teacher Activities End

30. TEACHERS' NOTES Activities • Write a formal letter to local supermarkets asking to visit to look at a range of breakfast products and sample some products. • Pupils to sample a range of breakfast products and comment on their taste and record which food groups they belong to. • Record nutritional information for a variety of breakfast products. • Carry out a school survey to find out which are the most popular breakfast products in the school. Analyse results and display as graphs. End

31. TEACHERS' NOTES Activities continued. • Practise using tools and equipment safely and hygienically. • Practise chopping, cutting and measuring using suitable equipment. • Breakfast club mini enterprise – costing breakfast products and selling to make a profit. • Create menus for breakfasts. • Write a set of instructions for making the breakfasts. • Design posters to advertise a breakfast club in the school. End