UNIT TITLE:                Healthy Eating Awareness

LEARNING OUTCOMES

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned)

(Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured)

The learner will be able to:

The learner has achieved this because (s)he can:

1.     Understand basic nutrition and healthy eating

2.     Recognise the impact of an unhealthy diet on family health

3.     Appreciate the actions that can be taken to improve health through healthy eating

4.     Appreciate the long term benefits of healthy eating

5.     Understand the importance of cost effectiveness in planning a meal

1.1    List the 5 main food groups

1.2    Give 3 examples of foods from each food group

1.3    Give examples of the recommended daily allowance for each food group

• State the main food types which may have a negative effect on health
• State 2 effects of an unhealthy diet on (a) babies (b) children (c) adults (d) pregnant women (e) older people
• Identify 3 symptoms relating to health which can be caused by an unhealthy diet
• Name 3 diseases which can be caused /aggravated by an unhealthy diet

3.1    Identify a minimum of 3 healthy cooking methods

3.2    Identify at least 5 healthy foods

3.3    Identify 3 examples of misleading food labelling

4.1    List 4 main long term benefits of healthy eating

• Identify 3 examples of a child’s diet which could affect him/her in adulthood
• Identify 3 sources of help and advice on healthy eating

5.1    Plan a nutritious day’s menu on a given limited budget