What are whole foods?

Today we learned about whole foods. These are foods which look like they do in nature, such as fruit and vegetables and fish, eggs and meat.
We played a computer game to help us understand whole foods better.

Our expert help- an athlete

Today we spoke to an elite athlete via Skype about the importance of eating a balance of foods from the 5 food groups.
We found out about the ingredients of bread and pasta and how this food group (grains) provides us with energy. We watched some videos about how bread and pasta are made, and we looked at the basic ingredients in class.

What is healthy food?

Today we learned about foods that are healthy for us. We had a look at a food chart which showed us what foods we should eat and how much of those foods to eat. We looked at a website that helped us understand how different foods help our bodies stay healthy and grow strong. We then worked in groups to sort different foods into the food groups, which helped us to understand our food better.
We then played two different games on the computer, which is a fun way for us to remember what we learned in our groups.

All foods come from Animals or plants

Today we learned that any food we eat comes from animals or plants and sometimes a mixture of products from both. For example, chocolate comes from the cocao tree, but they add milk to it, which comes from a cow, to make it into what we eat as chocolate. We made a Venn diagram to explain this. We put examples of plant foods in one section, animal foods in another, and those that have both products in the middle. Many foods which are a mix of ingredients have milk and/or eggs mixed with plant products.
We played a game which helped us understand things better.

Year 1 blog about healthy foods

This blog will be recorded as the learning journey for our class. As we learn more about foods and do activities about it, we will add to this blog.
We have been given a challenge to help out some parents who are not sure about what food to put in their toddler's lunchbox. We will learn about food so we can make a video which advises them what to put in and what not to put in their lunchboxes.