Different Diets

• Food Cards*
• information sheet on different dietary requirements
• meal planning sheet
• food packaging samples showing allergy information and ingredients
• selection of foods that meet different dietary requirements

*If your school does not have a set of Food Cards, please request them from us at resources@fss.scot.

• prepare space for displaying food packing and food substitutions for pupils to taste

• using dietary requirements information sheet, ask pupils to read about different dietary requirements that come from health, culture or religious reasons
• spread Food Cards out over a table or on the wall
• pupils choose foods which meet the dietary requirements of each group mentioned on the factsheet
• discuss suitable food substitutions which could be made for the different requirements – e.g. use of soya mince for vegetarians
• if a selection of foods are available, pupils could experience blind tasting of different substitutions and compare tastes – e.g. soya mince instead of beef
• pupils use meal planning worksheet to plan meals for a day for a particular dietary requirement

Science – body systems and cells

Social Studies – people in society, economy and business

RME – practices and traditions

DO – can pupils identify suitable foods for specified dietary requirements?

WRITE – is the planned meal suitable for the given diet?

Consider CfE Benchmarks, for example:

• identifies factors that may influence food choice, for example, religious, cultural, geographical, ethical factors
• suggest why people might avoid certain foods, for example religion, culture, allergies, medical reasons

Support 

Symbolic representation of dietary requirements matched already to foods, so pupils just need to find foods with appropriate symbols.

Challenge

Pupils could interview family member/friend/peer about their experiences living with a certain dietary restriction e.g. gluten free, dairy free.