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    What makes a balanced plate - healthy eating plate template

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    Learning what makes a healthy, balanced plate – a printable activity sheet

    If your children are starting to learn about what makes a balanced diet, now is the perfect time to introduce them to the Department of Heath's 'Eatwell Plate', which sets out some basic rules about the proportions of different foods we should have on our plates.

    Printable balanced plate activity sheet in black and white.
    Printable balanced plate activity sheet demonstrating fruits and vegetables that can be placed on a plate as part of a balanced diet.
    Balanced plate black and white activity sheet that demonstrates protiens such as beans, chicken, egg and fish.
    Balanced plate activity sheet with different carbohydrates including potato, bread, pasta and rice.
    Black and white printable actvity sheet with different dairy products including cheese, milk, cottage cheese and soya milk.
    Balanced plate black and white activity sheet showing different sugary and fatty foods which should make up the smallest amount of a plate.

    It's a simple way to make sure the whole family gets the nutrition they need, while keeping things like sugary, fatty treats to a sensible minimum.

    Healthy plate printables

    I've created an activity to help learn more about healthy meals. Click on the image below to download this printable healthy eating plate, along with printable foods for each category.

    Learning what makes a healthy, balanced plate – a printable activity sheet

    How to use your healthy plate activity sheets

    1. Download the PDF file to your computer
    2. Print the sheets - there are 6 pages in all
    3. Colour in the foods on each sheet
    4. Cut out each of the food wedges
    5. Use them to build as many healthy plates as you like, mixing and matching to create varied, healthy meals

    You can even use the sheets to make wall displays. It's a simple way to start learning about food and is a great kickstarter for further discussion about health and nutrition.

    Please note: These printables have all been created by me, based on the 'Eatwell plate' proportions. The sheets themselves are not officially endorsed by the Department of Health.

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    1. Landon Riihimaki says

      October 09, 2020 at 8:24 pm

      good job

      Reply
    2. Nancy says

      April 27, 2015 at 4:13 am

      are you the one who draw it ?

      i eat what's in the kitchen
      now i need to think what i want to eat heh

      thanks for the post

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      • Emily Leary says

        February 21, 2017 at 8:20 am

        Yes, I drew it all :) Thanks!

        Reply
    3. lori schmitt says

      May 08, 2013 at 9:47 pm

      hello,
      i am a pre-kindergarten teacher. i loved the downloadable worksheets for my january theme of healthy foods. do you have any other suggestions? we also have a flower garden on our playground and would love to grow some vegetables in it, as well. let me know what you think and if you have any freebies for us.
      thanks and keep up the great work,
      lori

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    4. Mum of One says

      February 21, 2013 at 6:19 pm

      Emily this is brilliant! You should have been a teacher. Am pinning for when W gets bigger.

      Reply
    5. Elaine Livingstone says

      February 20, 2013 at 10:03 pm

      a useful exercise and a very valuable life long lesson to be learnt here.

      Reply
    6. wholesome kids says

      February 20, 2013 at 9:49 pm

      Excellent craft idea! It's so good to get kids creatively thinking about healthy eating.

      Reply
    7. Debbie @ banana recipes says

      February 20, 2013 at 9:43 pm

      What a great idea x I think my children would love cutting out and colouring these

      Reply
    8. jenny paulin says

      February 20, 2013 at 6:38 pm

      wow this is so interesting and a goof reminder about what food groups we should all ensure our children have each day.

      Reply

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