CLASSIFYING FOODS

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.

5 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.

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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

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• 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 2

b) Which Group are we talking about?

Try to eat ‘5-aday’ of this food group.

This food group is a good source of protein. It includes chicken and beans.

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Try to choose low fat alternatives when eating foods in this group. It includes cheese.

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to avoid eating foods from this group too often.

This food group is an important source of energy. It includes pasta and rice.

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”)

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

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1 1/2 lb smoked gammon knuckle, skin slashed

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6 black peppercorns, crushed

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1 teaspoon paprika

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1 pinch of powdered saffron

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1 bay leaf

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2 tablespoon olive oil (optional)

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4 garlic cloves, chopped

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1 lb smoked sausages

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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/