Students will learn how we can make informed food choices by creating a food journal and writing an informational summary of their findings including how they could adjust their eating to include more whole foods.
Students will learn how food impacts health by learning about the six healthy food groups and creating a meal through drawing and writing that contains food from all the groups. This lesson supports the concept of healthy foods being unprocessed and nutrient-dense. This is emphasized instead of describing healthy foods as being “good for you”, […]
Students will learn how food behaviors are influenced by external and internal factors. Students will view some examples of food advertisements to identify the strategies that advertisers use (such as word choice and pictures) to make people want to eat that food. Then, they will create a flier to persuade others to make a more […]
Students will learn how food and the environment are interconnected by studying the origins of different crops and what they need to grow. They will reflect on a dish they have eaten in the past week and think about where its ingredients could have grown. They will watch a Pilot Light video of a chef […]
Students will learn about food sources and origins by watching how rice is grown and cooked in different ways around the world and then writing a story about the journey of a grain of rice from field to plate from the point of view of the rice.
Students will reflect on the power of their own food choices as they begin thinking about what our bodies and our brains need to grow strong and healthy.
Students will learn about the six nutritious food groups, and gain experience in identifying examples from each group to build a balanced meal.
Students will learn how we can advocate for food choices and changes that impact our communities through reading Zora’s Zucchini and exploring how sharing resources, like food, can help to make communities stronger.
Students will learn that they can make choices about what foods to eat and what foods will make their bodies feel good. They will learn that processed foods are best eaten occasionally, while unprocessed foods can be eaten more often as they have more power to build their bodies.
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