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→About a Balanced Diet
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
Having a '''balanced diet''' means eating different foods to make sure an animal gets you get enough protein, vitamins and energy.
===About Balanced Diets===
: Different animals [[animal]]s need different diets[[diet]]s, but they all need the right '''balance ''' of different nutrients.: If a [[diet ]] is not '''balanced ''' it can cause an [[animal ]] to become ill, or not to grow properly.: 100 years ago humans [[human]]s were shorter because most people didn't have a balanced diet. ===Diets in Different Animals==={| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:Crocodile.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Cow.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Hedgehog.png|center|200px]]|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A crocodile is a [[carnivore]]. To have a '''balanced diet''' it only needs to eat meat.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A cow is a [[herbivore]]. To have a '''balanced diet''' it needs to eat grass and grains like corn.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A hedgehog is an [[omnivore]]. To have a '''balanced diet''' a hedgehog eats insects, snails, mushrooms, grass roots and berries.|-|}
===Diet and Health===
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Starvation'''| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Obesity'''| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Scurvy'''| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Kwashiorkor'''
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|[[File:Starvation.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Obesity.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Scurvy.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Kwashiorkor.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Not enough food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to become too thin.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Too much food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to gain weight and increases the risk of heart attack.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Not enough Vitamin C causes your wounds to stop healing, sores to appear on the tongue and skin and teeth to fall out.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Not enough protein causes your organs to swell.
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*[[Carbohydrate]]s - To provide energy for respiration.
*[[Protein]]s - To provide material for growth and repair.
*[[Lipid|Fats and Oils]] - For our [[Nervous System|nervous system]] to function. Provides insulation to keep warm, protection of [[organ]]s and a long term energy store.
*[[Vitamin]]s - For growth and repair.
*[[Mineral]]s - Four For growth, repair and our [[Nervous System|nervous system]] to function.
*[[Fibre]] - To aid digestion.
*[[Water]] - To aid digestion and keep us hydrated.
|+ Foods with lots of [[starch]]:
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|[[File:Bread.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Pasta.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Potato.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Rice.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Bread makes part of a '''balanced diet''' because it has a lot of stored energy we can use.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |A '''balanced diet''' might contain pasta for energy.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Potatoes are an excellent source of energy in a '''balanced diet'''.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Rice is a very important part of many people's '''balanced diet'''.
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|+ Foods with lots of [[sugars]]:
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|[[File:Fruit.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Yoghurt.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Sweets.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:EnergyDrinks.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Fruit has lots of [[sugar]] but is healthy because it also has [[vitamins]] and [[fibre]] inside.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Yoghurt has a lot of [[sugar]] but there are also some health parts like a [[mineral]] called [[Calcium]].| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Sweets are full of [[sugar]] with nothing healthy in them.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Energy drinks have nothing healthy in them and are packed with [[sugar]].
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|+ We can eat any of these foods to get enough [[protein]].
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|[[File:Meat.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Beans.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Nuts.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Peas.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Meat provides lots of protein for a '''balanced diet'''.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |You can help keep your diet '''balanced''' by eating lots of different beans.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Nuts are the seeds of trees and are part of a '''balanced diet'''.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |There are many different kinds of peas that can help make sure you have a '''balanced diet'''.
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|+ These foods contain a lot of [[Lipid|fats and oils]].
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|[[File:Meat.png|center|200px120px]]|[[File:CookedFish.png|center|200px120px]]|[[File:Nuts.png|center|200px120px]]|[[File:Butter.png|center|200px120px]]|[[File:CookingOil.png|center|200px120px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px120px; text-align:center;" |Meat contains useful fat for our diets, but too much can lead to heart disease.| style="height:20px; width:200px120px; text-align:center;" |Fish is a very healthy source of oils in our diet.| style="height:20px; width:200px120px; text-align:center;" |Nuts are a healthy source of oils.| style="height:20px; width:200px120px; text-align:center;" |Butter is full of fat and we shouldn't eat too much. Butter is found in cakes and cookies.| style="height:20px; width:200px120px; text-align:center;" |Cooking oil is used to fry our food causing it to have a lot of oil inside it. A small amount is healthy but too much is bad for us.
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|+ We should eat lots of these different foods to make sure we get all the vitamins we need.
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|[[File:Citrus.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Fruit.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Vegetables.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:CookedFish.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Oranges, lemons and limes have a lot of vitamin C in them.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Different fruit have different vitamins so you should eat a variety of them for a balanced diet.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Different vegetables have different vitamins so you should eat a variety of them for a balanced diet.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Fish has a lot of vitamin D inside.
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|+ There are minerals in almost every food we eat.
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|[[File:Meat.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Yoghurt.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Fruit.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Vegetables.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Red meat contains lots of [[Iron]].| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Yoghurt, milk and cream are a good source of [[calcium]].| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Fruit have lots of different minerals inside.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Vegetables have lots of different minerals.
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|+ We can eat any of these foods to get enough [[protein]].
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|[[File:Fruit.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Vegetables.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Beans.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Peas.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Fruit has a lot of [[fibre]] in the skin of the fruit.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |There is a lot of [[fibre]] in vegetables.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Beans are an excellent source of [[fibre]].| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Peas are one of the best vegetables to get [[fibre]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Starvation'''| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Obesity'''| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Scurvy'''| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |'''Kwashiorkor'''
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|[[File:Starvation.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Obesity.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Scurvy.png|center|200px150px]]|[[File:Kwashiorkor.png|center|200px150px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Not enough food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to become too thin.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Too much food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to gain weight and increases the risk of heart attack.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Not enough Vitamin C causes your wounds to stop healing, sores to appear on the tongue and skin and teeth to fall out.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |Not enough protein causes your organs to swell.
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