CLASSIFYING FOODS

The food we eat can be divided into 5 groups. To keep healthy, we should follow a balanced diet, which means eating

a variety of different types of food in the right proportions.

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This FOOD WHEEL is divided into the 5 food

groups. We should try to eat more of the

two largest food groups and less of the

food groups which have a smaller portion in

the wheel.

a) Label each portion of the food wheel

with one of these labels:

• nº 1: Bread group (bread, rice, potatoes,

pasta) – colour it orange

• nº 2: Fruit and Vegetables Group – colour

it green

• nº 3: Protein Group (meat, fish, eggs,

pulses) – colour it red

• nº 4: Dairy Group (milk and dairy

products) – colour it white

• nº 5: Fats and sugar – colour it yellow

b) Which Group are we talking about?

This food group is an

important source of

energy. It includes

pasta and rice.

This food group is a

good source of

protein. It includes

chicken and beans.

Try to choose low fat

alternatives when

eating foods in this

group. It includes

cheese.

Try to eat ‘5-a-

day’ of this

food group. .

Try to avoid

eating foods

from this group

too often.

ANALYZING FABADA RECIPE

Fabada, the worlds' most famous bean stew / casserole, comes from the wild mountains of Asturias. The beans are

cooked with all the local specialities like “lacón”, which is the cured pork shoulder and oak-smoked fresh sausages.

Difficulty: intermediate Preparation time: 3 hours

Ingredients:

1 lb 10 oz dried butter beans (or “fabes”)

1 1/2 lb salt pork belly (or salt brisket)

1 1/2 lb smoked gammon knuckle, skin slashed

6 black peppercorns, crushed

1 teaspoon paprika

1 pinch of powdered saffron

1 bay leaf

2 tablespoon olive oil (optional)

4 garlic cloves, chopped

1 lb smoked sausages

6 oz black pudding

c) Place the different ingredients in the correct column:

BREAD GROUP

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GROUP PROTEIN GROUP

SUGAR AND

FATS

DAIRY GROUP

Do you think fabada is a balanced food?

AND WHAT ABOUT HERBS AND SPICES?

d) Among the fabada ingredients some herbs and spices are included. Watch the video: “Kitchen chemistry: the

science of herbs and species” and try with this matching activity (two spices have the same origin):

Spice It comes from…

Cinnamon the part of the plant that grows underground (root)

Ginger a flower

Paprika a fruit

Bay the hard outer cover of a plant

Saffron the green leaves of a tree

Black peppercorn

e) Do you know any other spice?

http://www.spain-recipes.com/fabada-asturiana.html

http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/curriculum/nutrition/nutrition.asp

http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Eatwell-plate-worksheet-IDEAL-FOR-COVER-LESSON-6169067/