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A balanced meal on one plate

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A good plate has a bit of every food group. Each group gives your body something different to grow, move and stay healthy.

In the picture

  1. Fruit and vegetables: vitamins that help the body stay healthy
  2. Starchy foods like rice and bread: energy to run and think
  3. Protein like fish and egg: helps muscles grow and repair
  4. Dairy like cheese: calcium for strong bones and teeth

Examples

  • Pasta with tomato sauce, chicken, grated cheese and a bowl of fruit
  • Rice with fish, steamed carrots and a yoghurt

Quiz: A balanced meal on one plate (Age 8)

  1. Which foods help your muscles grow and repair?

    • Rice and bread
    • Fruit and vegetables
    • Fish and egg
  2. Which food group gives calcium for strong bones and teeth?

    • Dairy like cheese
    • Starchy foods like rice and bread
    • Fruit and vegetables
  3. What does a good plate look like?

    • A bit of every food group
    • Lots of one food group only
    • Only starchy foods, for energy

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Cooking, Age 8