Digi Bites
Suite 1: Eat Right - eating a healthy, balanced diet
Digi Bites 1 introduces the nutritional properties of red meat within the context of current drives to improve the British diet.
Please see the sample video clips and teachers' notes for an introduction to this new resource. Login is required to download the full video clips.
Causes and costs of obesity
Duration: 1mins 40s
Dr Ian Campbell gives statistics about the growing problem of obesity and looks at the problems that poor diet and lack of exercise are causing the nation. It also gives specific figures about the cost of obesity.
Excellent as an introduction to a lesson to provoke a debate.
Suitable for KS4 and 5 Food based courses.
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Young people and obesity
Duration: 53s
Dr Ian Campbell outlines the health implications of a poor diet and introduces the concept of a balanced diet.
Suitable for KS4 and 5 Food based courses.
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Healthy balanced diet
Duration: 3mins 24s
A lively video with young presenters suitable for KS3 and 4. The clip looks at the four main food groups and gives examples of foods that could be eaten in order to achieve a healthy balanced diet.
The four main food group are identified as Bread, other cereals and potatoes; Fruit and vegetables; Meat, fish and alternatives; Milk and dairy foods.
Suitable for KS3 and KS4 Food based courses and also for PSHE at KS3.
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Health benefits of red meat
Duration: 1mins 12s
Dr Ian Campbell outlines the nutrients found in meat and focuses on iron and protein. It also touches on how modern farming and cooking methods have helped to reduce the fat content of red meat.
Suitable for KS4 and KS5
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Nutrition for sports people
Duration: 1mins 12s
With a backdrop of professional footballers training, a sports dietitian explains the importance of consuming the correct nutrients in order to maximise performance.
Suitable for KS4 and KS5
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Red meat for young people
Duration: 1mins 14s
A clear insight by a sports dietitian into the nutritional value of meat is given in an easy to understand format.
Suitable for KS4 and KS5 food based courses
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Steak Sandwich Stack
Duration: 5mins 44s
A well presented practical demonstration to a group of young food students. The young chef's presentation keeps the audience focused as he prepares a hot sandwich using humous, pitta bread, roast peppers, herbs and sirloin steak.
Suitable for KS3,4 and 5
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