Eatwell guide

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.

It is also a widely accepted and easily recognisable visual aid to help promote balanced eating.

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?

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

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

Learning objectives

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