choices about balanced diet

Question 1

What are the current government guidelines on healthy eating?

Answer 1

eating at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day. basing meals on potatoes, bread, rice, pasta or other starchy carbohydrates, ideally wholegrain.

Question 2

how to plan a portion size and price of a meal?

Answer 2

depends on health and age groups with different nutrients and portion size

Question 3

different nutritional needs / different life stages

Answer 3

young children and teenagers need more nutrients to grow such as protein and calcium and carbs and adults need more fibre/ elderly people need more vitamins and calcium

Question 4

planning a meal for different dietary groups

Answer 4

recognise different vegetarian or vegan meals and understand what to prepare

Question 5

how to maintain a healthy body weight throughout life?

Answer 5

exercise and eat appropriate balanced meals following the government guidelines and eat the right nutrients to allow energy to maintain a healthy fit body