Making Meals Healthy with the Eatwell Guide Food Tech (KS3 & KS4)

A complete, ready-to-teach lesson on applying the Eatwell Guide to real meals by analysing, improving and balancing food choices. Students learn how to “check it, balance it, change it” using a simple 3-step framework that works across all ability levels.

Perfect for KS3 Food & Nutrition and KS4 Hospitality & Catering, cover lessons, or as a bridge into nutrients / dietary needs / NEA-style evaluation skills.

What’s Included

Full editable PowerPoint (~35 slides)

Teacher notes included in slides (script + guidance)

6 real-life “unhealthy” meal examples with cartoon PNG food images

Scaffolded worksheet templates for student use

Blank + worked examples for differentiation

Exit tickets (quiz / reflection / retrieval)

Bonus resource bank (food icons, template sheets, challenge tasks)

Curriculum Links
Level Course / Spec Link
KS3 D&T – Food & Nutrition: Eatwell Guide, balanced diet, food groups
KS4 WJEC Eduqas Hospitality & Catering – LO1 Nutrition / LO2 Balanced Diets
KS4 OCR / CNAT Food Prep & Nutrition
Cross-skill Supports evaluation & improvement writing for 4–6 mark questions

Format
PowerPoint (editable) + optional PDF worksheets.
Images made using AI. Slides use Govemment Eatwell Guide Graphics. Written by a qualified, experienced Food Tech teacher and tested on real children in a classroom setting.