Week 4 Chat: The Food Revolution

“By educating children about food in a practical, fun and engaging way, we can provide them with the knowledge and skills they so urgently need to lead healthier, happier lives." Jamie Oliver 

Image from http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/

http://www.foodrevolutionday.com is Jamie Oliver's global campaign to put compulsory practical food education on the school curriculum. 

We are lucky that our curriculum in New Zealand enables our teachers to teach children about healthy eating. Jamie's crusade still applies to us however, as our childhood obesity rate is climbing.

How healthy is your school lunch?

You many like to watch this story from Campbell Live about pre-packaged school lunches. 

@Mahora6 and @MahoraRm15 have been exploring this topic, and the Super 15 have come up with the questions for this week's chat. 

QUESTIONS

Q1. How can we make sure all children have the chance/opportunity to have healthy meals at school?

Q2. Should the Government be responsible for providing healthy options?  Why?

Q3. Do you think that Schools should only have ‘Healthy’ bought lunch options for children to buy?

Q4. Do you think people would buy less or more bought lunches if only healthy options were available?

Q5. How do you know if something is healthy?

Q6. What is your favourite cereal to eat in the morning? Do you add sugar to it?

Q7. Should every school have a garden to grow vegetables?

Q8. What would the ingredients be in your DREAM sandwich?

See on Wednesday at 2pm.

Juliet Revell

Week 7 Food and nutrition

This week our questions are all about food and nutrition. There are some activities you may need to do before Wednesday. Have fun!

1. Why do you think it is important to eat healthily?
2. Take a photo of your lunch box if you can and share it with us. How many healthy items do you have? How many pieces of waste do you have? eg glad wrap
3. Does your school have a garden? What grows in it? Do you get to eat any of the food grown? What do you do with the extra produce?
4. Do you grow food at home? What do you grow? What would you like to grow?
5. Have a look at three nutrition labels on food in your kitchen. What information can you learn from these labels? This link may help you. How to read food labels.

6. Find a recipe (from home or google) that uses your favourite fruit or vege.
7. Create a menu that you could serve your family for tea that is healthy. If you cook this meal this week, share some photos of your family enjoying it. (Remember to ask permission to share photos of your family!)
8. Name the main food groups and examples from each group. This link may help you! Nutrition Foundation
9. Look at this picture. Discuss with a buddy an alternative to another unhealthy choice.