Food Education Standard: FES 4: Food behaviors are influenced by external and internal factors

Granola

Chef Jordan Rawlings shows an easy recipe for granola that allows families and children to use creativity in the ingredients they use! This Family Lesson includes a Family Meal Video and Family Lesson Plan (available for download below) that includes a Common Core-based writing activity for students in grades Kindergarten through 12th and additional suggested […]

Goulash

In this Family Meal video, learn how to make chef Megan Gusick’s version of Goulash, and in the Family Meal lesson plan, learn how to make your own Family Goulash – a recipe that is unique to your family and the ingredients you have at home. This Family Meal lesson plan includes a Common Core-based […]

Flour Tortillas

Enjoy homemade tortillas with a variety of toppings, and practice your math skills as you plan a party where you could serve your tortillas. This Family Lesson includes a Family Meal video and Family Lesson Plan (available for download below) that includes a Common Core-based math activity for students in 1st through 4th grades and […]

Colorful Vegetable Quesadillas

A colorful meal can also be a great math lesson for the whole family. Chef Beth Somers shows us how to make colorful vegetable quesadillas in this Family Meal Video. The Family Meal Lesson Plan (available for download below) includes Common Core Math activities for students in grades K through 8 as well as discussion […]

Carrot Hummus Dip

Did you know that we absorb more beta-carotene from carrots when they are cooked? In this Family Meal video, Chef Lydia Burns shows us how to cook carrots and make a crowd-pleasing dip! While cooking, you can discuss how food behaviors are influenced by external and internal factors (Food Education Standard 4). This carrot-based twist […]

Arroz con Leche

In this Family Meal Video, Chef Christopher del Cid shows us how to make his version of Arroz con Leche. The Home Connections page offers ideas for exploring how food behaviors are influenced by external and internal factors (Food Education Standard 4). As you cook your Arroz con leche, you can discuss how family traditions, […]

Lesson 4: The Columbian Exchange

This is the final lesson in The Age of Exploration Through Food lesson set. Students will learn about the Columbian Exchange and discuss how food habits are different between the regions in the United States. After direct instruction, students plan a dinner party menu and create an adult menu out of New World foods and […]

Lesson 3: Spain vs. Portugal

This is the third lesson in The Age of Exploration Through Food lesson set. Students will begin discussing historic and modern day rivalries and connect the theme to the Age of Exploration. Students will analyze the Treaty of Tordesillas supported with reading comprehension questions and draw the Line of Demarcation on a map. Lastly, students […]

Lesson 1: The Age of Exploration

This is the first lesson in The Age of Exploration Through Food lesson set. Students will start by exploring Aztec innovations through a short Gallery Walk of primary sources. After reflecting on the main idea of each source, they will choose one innovation to focus on and create a diagram illustrating it. They will label […]

Lesson 1: Let’s Talk About Food

This is the first lesson in the Now We’re Cooking With Nutrition lesson set. Students will discuss the different reasons why people eat. Students will consider common language used to talk about food, and how negative or labeling language can affect how we feel about eating and our relationship to food. Students will practice using […]

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