This
lesson initially re-visits what constitutes a healthy,
balanced diet and then details various weight-reducing
diets that people follow.
The starter sets the scene. Two options are given;
the web-clip is a cartoon which puts over the message
that school dinners used to be junk-food – classes
will enjoy it If internet is not available, teachers
could bring in an excerpt from “Little Britain”
(discretion advised as obese people are ridiculed).
After studying a range of diets students are asked
to compare and contrast and make a decision about
whether the diet is good or bad. There is a lot
of scope for differentiation within this lesson
and if computers are available groups can use PowerPoint
to present their decisions.
A document is included with background information
about ten diets, from which the students’ descriptions
of diets are drawn. The diets referred to are:
