AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition: Revision Guide

What do you need to know? You now know about the nutrients in food. Next you need to know: • What a healthy balanced diet is • How different foods give us a healthy balanced diet • How to provide a healthy balanced diet for people at different life stages • How to provide a healthy balanced diet for people with different dietary needs • How to analyse and interpret nutritional information Key learning: DIETARY GUIDELINES What the Eatwell Guide is and who it is for What the Eatwell Guide means: • It is based on the five food groups • The segments match the government’s recommendations for a diet that would provide all the nutrients needed by a healthy adult or child (over the age of 5 years) • From 2 to 5 years, children should gradually start eating a greater variety of foods as shown in the Eatwell Guide What you must know about dietary guidelines In your answers, you need to know how to explain: Further information you can add to extend your answers: C r i s p s R ais i ns F r o z e n p e a s Lentils So ya dr i n k C o us C o u s pas ta Wh ole w h eat B a g e l s P o r r i d g e L o w f a t s o f t c h e e s e T u n a P l a i n n u t s p e a s C h i c k Semi milk s k i mme d C h o p p e d t o m a t o e s l o w e r s a l t a n d s u g a r B e a n s Whole grain cereal P o t a t o e s Sp a ghe t ti L o w f a t P l a i n y o g h u r t L e a n m i n c e Low e r f at sprea d Sau c e O i l V e g Ric e Eachserving (150g)contains ofanadult’s reference intake Typicalvalues (assold)per100g:697kJ/167kcal Check the label on packaged foods Energy 1046kJ 250kcal Fat Saturates Sugars Salt 3.0g 1.3g 34g 0.9g 15% 38% 7% 4% 13% Choose foods lower in fat, salt and sugars Source:PublicHealthEngland in associationwith theWelshGovernment, FoodStandardsScotland and the FoodStandardsAgency inNorthern Ireland ©Crown copyright2016 Use the Eatwell Guide to help you get a balance of healthier and more sustainable food. It shows how much of what you eat overall should come from each food group. Eatwell Guide 2000kcal 2500kcal = ALL FOOD + ALL DRINKS Per day Eat less often and in small amounts C h o o s e l o w e r f a t a n d l o w e r s u g a r o p t i o n s E a t m o r e b e a n s a n d p u l s e s , 2 p o r t i o n s o f s u s t a i n a b l y s o u r c e d fi s h p e r w e e k , o n e o f w h i c h i s o i l y . E a t l e s s r e d a n d p r o c e s s e d m e a t P o t a t o e s , b r e a d , r i c e , p a s t a a n d o t h e r s t a r c h y c a r b o h y d r a t e s C h o o s e w h o l e g r a i n o r h i g h e r fi b r e v e r s i o n s w i t h l e s s a d d e d f a t , s a l t a n d s u g a r F r u i t a n d v e g e t a b l e s Oil & spreads E a t a t l e a s t 5 p o r t i o n s o f a v a r i e t y o f f r u i t a n d v e g e t a b l e s e v e r y d a y LOW LOW HIGH MED Choose unsaturated oils and use in small amounts D a i r y a n d a l t e r n a t i v e s B e a n s , p u l s e s , fi s h , e g g s , m e a t a n d o t h e r p r o t e i n s 6-8 a day Water, lower fat milk, sugar-free drinks including tea and coffee all count. Limit fruit juice and/orsmoothies to a total of 150ml a day. 1 Nutritional needs Book-link: 1.2.1 Making informed food choices for a varied and balanced diet, pages 38–57 Chapter 2: Nutritional needs and health 3327