Eat Smart, Play Smart
Eat Smart, Play Smart is a Food Standards Agency teaching resource developed for primary school teachers throughout the UK to use with children aged 5 to 7 years.
The materials have been designed to engage children's interest in healthy food choices and in keeping active – giving them important guidance to promote healthier lifestyles.
Eat Smart, Play Smart has been developed to:
- help children to understand the need for healthy diets and to choose appropriately from different food groups for their meals
- encourage children to be more active in their everyday lives and to understand the benefits of being active. Ways of increasing activity in the home and at school are suggested in fun, energetic and easy-to-follow ways
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Teacher's notes
Guidance for teachers on how to use Eat Smart, Play Smart, plus some background information.
Eat Smart, Play Smart: Lesson plans
This section contains the 15 activity sessions for use with 5 to 7 year olds.
Using Eat Smart, Play Smart in the curriculum
The Eat Smart, Play Smart materials can be used in primary schools in a number of ways to engage children's interest in healthy food choices and in keeping active.
See also
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