Quorn Food Quest

Module 5: Eat like a sports star

Learning Objectives

  • Teach children about the importance of nutrition
  • Reinforce the benefits of different food types
  • Teach children about dietry requirements for different sports

Getting Started

  1. Click on the link to the left to start the game
  2. Click on the instructions pdf on the left and use it as a guide for the game
  3. The instructions pdf also includes information to help you explain why sports professionals follow special diets
  4. Project the game onto the IWB
  5. The game will begin by displaying a series of examples of sports professionals diets
  6. Run through the examples before inviting a child to the front to begin the game

Discuss key questions:

  • What do sports stars eat and why? (See above)
  • What do sports stars avoid? (Fatty and sugary foods)
  • Why do big clubs employ nutritionists at great expense? (To give their sports stars healthy diets so they get the very best performances out of them)