Balanced Diet
These activities will help children to learn about food groups and how to maintain a balanced diet. As well as games for children, there
are also links to useful and informative sites for parents and carers.
Follow the links below to the free healthy eating games and activities - click on the picture or the name of the resource to start.
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 The Eatwell Plate
This is a presentation by Food - A Fact of Life, which sets out the basics of a balanced diet, using the Eatwell Plate to show
the proportions of foods from different food groups we should be eating. (foodafactoflife.org.uk)
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 Shifting the Balance
An interesting presentation about how you can shift the balance of everyday meals to make them healthier.
(nutrition.org.uk)
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 Make a Balanced Plate
In this KS1 activity you have to sort the foods into their correct food group, using your mouse to drag them to the
right section of the plate. When you have finished, you can print out the plate. (foodafactoflife.org.uk)
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 Recipe for Success
Can you provide a "pukka" day's diet for Tim Henman? Choose food for three square meals and a snack. Keep an
eye on the balance of food groups. (BBC)
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 Unmuddle the Meals
This activity is similar to Make a Balanced Plate (above). This time you have to sort foods which are muddled
together, e.g. cornflakes with milk - the cornflakes go in one section and the milk in
another. (foodafactoflife.org.uk)
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 Alisha and Ronnie
Choose whether to play as Alisha or Ronnie. For each meal, add the food that you want to eat to your
tray. At the end of the day, compare the balance of your choices with the Eatwell
plate. (foodafactoflife.org.uk)
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Make a Food Group Mobile:
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 Make a Food Group Mobile
Make a food group mobile using this template (full instructions included). You will need a paper plate, some thread or
ribbon, white card, glue or sticky tape, scissors and felt pens or crayons.
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Recommended sites on healthy eating:
- www.eatwell.gov.uk - The Food Standards Agency's consumer advice and information site. Provides practical
advice on healthy eating, food labels and how what we eat affects our health.
- www.nutrition.org.uk - The British Nutrition Foundation site contains plenty of useful information on healthy eating
and lots of resources for classroom use.
- www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/ - This site is run by the British Nutrition Foundation and contains excellent ideas
and resources for primary aged children.
- www.comiccompany.co.uk - Useful healthy eating resources to buy.
- www.5aday.nhs.uk/ - Recipes and tips on eating more fruit and vegetables.
Recommended books on balanced diet:
Recommended healthy eating games
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