Year 8 · Cooking and nutrition · beta
Energy and nutrients: source and function
Pupils describe the source and function of macro and micro nutrients, as well as fibre and water in the diet for health. The concept of energy balance is reviewed, and pupils undertake nutritional analysis of recipes.
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This Oak index uses an earlier export and lists 2 source lessons. DASKEREL has 3 original lessons for this unit, including 1 linked to source lessons absent from that export. Read the full DASKEREL unit.
Prior knowledge
- Pupils know that the Eatwell Guide depicts the food and drinks required for a healthy, balanced diet.
- Pupils can list foods in each food group and name key nutrients provided.
- Pupils can name the food source of some nutrients.
- Pupils know that a diet is the food and drink that a person usually eats over a period of time.
- Pupils know that portion sizes are an amount of food eaten.
Source curriculum references
- Cook a repertoire of predominantly savoury dishes so that they are able to feed themselves and others a healthy and varied diet.
- Select from and use a wider, more complex range of materials, components and ingredients, taking into account their properties.
- Understand the source, seasonality and characteristics of a broad range of ingredients.
- Understand and apply the principles of nutrition and health.
- Become competent in a range of cooking techniques.
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