Transcript Nutrition

Functional Skills:
Nutrition
....FOOD!
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
During this project you will:
Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition
to work out a sensible diet. This can be for you,
someone you know, or someone you make up.
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
Spend a moment looking at the words below:
Fibre
Calories
Protein
kcal
Carbohydrates
Vitamins
Fat
What do each of these words mean?
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
Before he was British Number 1,
there was a report about Andy
Murray almost living off sushi.
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
And Usain Bolt first broke the
world 100 metre record after
he ate some of his superfood...
chicken nuggets.
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
What is meant by a balanced diet?
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
What would you need to think about if you were going to
design a good diet for yourself?
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
Firstly you will be give a sheet like
this one.
You have to fill it in to work out how
many calories you need each day.
You will also have to use the example
and then work out how many grams of
carbohydrates, protein and fat you
should include.
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
When you get the sheet to fill in
you will notice that for each
activity you need to fill in
“Calories per kilo per hour”.
You get that information from
these sheets.
You will only need to consider the
main physical activities you do, for
example sports.
Remember to include the amount
of walking you do.
Things like cleaning are on the
list.
If it’s not on the list you will have
to find something similar or not
include it.
LO: Use calculation skills in the context of nutrition.
Try to put a good amount of
effort into this because we
want to use the information when
we look at food.