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The document discusses the importance of a balanced diet. It defines a balanced diet as one that involves eating a wide variety of foods from each of the major food groups. The major food groups include proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, lipids, and each food group provides different types of nutrients. Maintaining a balanced diet is essential for health and depends on factors like age, gender, and activity level.

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A Balanced Diet: Regardless - Independientemente de

The document discusses the importance of a balanced diet. It defines a balanced diet as one that involves eating a wide variety of foods from each of the major food groups. The major food groups include proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, lipids, and each food group provides different types of nutrients. Maintaining a balanced diet is essential for health and depends on factors like age, gender, and activity level.

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A BALANCED DIET

UNIT: FOOD AN NUTRITION


LEVEL: 3 E.S.O.
SKILL: LISTENING, READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING
TIMING: 45 MINUTES
CROSS-CURRICULAR ISSUES: BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND
PHYSIOLOGY
TERM: FIRST
PEL: A2
CLASSROOM APPROACH: WORK IN PAIRS / INDIVIDUAL

DESCRIPTOR
PEL: I can understand the essential information of the video and the importance of a balanced diet

WARM UP:
1) 2) 3)

4)

Before watching the video


1. In pairs. Are the following sentences TRUE or FALSE? Watch the video and check your
answers later.
1. The word diet refers to the food and drink we generally consume.
2. All diets are healthy.
3. A balanced diet involves eating a wide variety of foods from each of the major food groups.
4. Food groups are groups of food that contain the same types of nutrients.
5. Diets must be similar to everybody *regardless their age, gender or activity level.
6. Milk and meat belong to the same food group.

* regardless - independientemente de
HOW CAN I DO IT?:
2. Watch the video: http://dotsub.com/view/1171da02-0eca-47a4-b93c-ac499da403d0

After watching the video

3. Match the words with its definitions.

4. Match the food to the nutrients.


a) bacon 1. vitamins
b) leeks and strawberries 2. carbohydrates
c) red meat 3. lipids
d) potatoes and pasta 4. proteins

5. Match the nutrients in exercise 4 to the warm-up pictures.


6. Choose the correct answer; cross out the wrong ones.
a) Oil, butter and bacon are foods rich in fat / vitamins.
b) Bread, potatoes and pasta are rich in protein / carbohydrates.
c) Vegetables and fresh fruit are rich in carbohydrates / vitamins.
d) Foods from animals and vegetables are good sources of protein / fat.
SELF-ASSESMENT TEACHERS
ASSESMENT CRITERIA 1-OK ASSESMENT
2-Try harder 3- Need to improve

- I understand the essential


information of the video
- I can understand and
relate the main concepts
- I know the importance of a
balaced diet

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