UNIT TITLE:              Healthy Eating Awareness

LEARNING OUTCOMES

(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

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

2.   Recognise the impact of an

      unhealthy diet on family health

2.1   State the main food types which may have a negative effect on health

2.2   State 2 effects of an unhealthy diet on:

               (a) babies

               (b) children

               (c) adults

               (d) pregnant women 

               (e) older people

2.3   Identify 3 symptoms relating to health which can be caused by an

        unhealthy diet

2.4   Name 3 diseases which can be caused /aggravated by an unhealthy diet

3.   Appreciate the actions that can be

      taken to improve health through

      healthy eating

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.    Appreciate the long term benefits

       of healthy eating

4.1   List 4 main long term benefits of healthy eating

4.2   Identify 3 examples of a child’s diet which could affect him/her in

        adulthood

4.3   Identify 3 sources of help and advice on healthy eating

5.   Understand the importance of cost

      effectiveness in planning a meal