Activity 3

What is a Balanced Diet?

Compare these two diets with The balanced diet plate. Answer the following questions:
• Are any of the food groups missing?
• Are the correct proportions being eaten?
• How could the diets be more balanced?

Teenager:

- He is missing the food group vegetables.

- No, the proper proportions are not being eaten. He only eats a little bit and the food group with bread, rice, pasta etc. when thats the biggest food group. the only food he eats from that food group is spaghetti bolognese and thats hardly enough. Also, vegetables is the second largest food group and he doesn't eat any vegetables. He also needs to eat less junk food (food that contains a lot of fat). he eats too much foods high in fat, salt and sugar which is bad for your health.

- He could instead of drinking soda, swap to water. Also, instead of eating chips, he could cut up potato. And finally, he could replace unhealthy, chocolaty desserts with fruit.

Adult:

- She is missing the food group meat and dairy.

- No, the proper proportions are not being eaten. Even though fruit is good for her, she isn't having a variety of food groups. She news to eat more foods like; meat, fish poultry, eggs, milk and cheese. She also doesn't eat enough things like bread, rice and pasta.

- She could replace the apple with some meat for dinner like chicken or a sandwich with meat in it. She could also have yogurt for a light snack instead of fruit.