Food Unit
Introduce kids to the idea of healthy foods and drinks as the fuel bodies and brains need to work best.
Kids’ natural inclination is to choose foods and drinks because they like them, or to satisfy hunger and thirst, but thinking about food as providing fuel for their bodies is powerful, too. When kids can see the connection between consuming healthy foods and drinks and having the energy to do the things they want and need to do each day, making healthy choices becomes more appealing. Plus, learning to enjoy healthy foods and drinks in childhood sets the stage for a lifetime of healthy habits!
Just as machines need fuel to operate, different types of healthy food and beverages provide fuel for the body and brain.
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Talk with kids about healthy foods and strategies for choosing them.
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Talk with kids about how water and milk are healthy beverage choices. Remind them that healthy drinks are fuel for the body and brain.
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Teach kids strategies for making it easier to choose healthy snacks, such as having go-to appealing options in mind and planning ahead.
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Let’s introduce the idea of checking ingredient lists and encourage students to set personal healthy food and drink goals.
Go to LessonKids’ natural inclination is to choose foods and drinks because they like them, or to satisfy hunger and thirst, but thinking about food as providing fuel for their bodies is powerful, too. When kids can see the connection between consuming healthy foods and drinks and having the energy to do the things they want and need to do each day, making healthy choices becomes more appealing. Plus, learning to enjoy healthy foods and drinks in childhood sets the stage for a lifetime of healthy habits!
Just as machines need fuel to operate, different types of healthy food and beverages provide fuel for the body and brain.
Go to Lesson
Talk with kids about healthy foods and strategies for choosing them.
Go to Lesson
Talk with kids about how water and milk are healthy beverage choices. Remind them that healthy beverages are fuel for the body and brain.
Go to Lesson
Teach kids strategies for making it easier to choose healthy snacks, such as having go-to appealing options in mind and planning ahead.
Go to Lesson
Let’s introduce the idea of checking ingredient lists and encourage students to set personal healthy food and drink goals.
Go to Lesson