This whiteboard lesson is intended to support year 8 teaching by introducing the concept of a healthy balanced diet. It may also be used with year 7 pupils to illustrate the need for food as a source of energy for animals, or with year 9 pupils to recall their knowledge of a balanced diet. The activity lists the constituents of a balanced diet and explains the reason why each class of food is required to keep the body healthy.

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