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Lesson 2: Balanced meals

Designing a menu with dishes containing different food groups.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Gimme five! and arrange the children in pairs.

The children could review their completed Activity: Food sorting plate from Lesson 1: Food groups to support them.

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In this unit

Assessment – D&T Y2: Cooking and nutrition: Balanced dietLesson 1: Food groups
Lesson 2: Balanced meals
Lesson 3: Preparing ingredientsLesson 4: Taste testing ingredientsLesson 5: Planning recipesLesson 6: Creating and evaluating wraps
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