This lesson describes what foods we should eat to stay healthy and how to eat food that helps both the Earth and everything on it stay healthy.

Kids Will Be Able To:

• define sustainable, local, community garden, and nutrition;
• explain how air, water, food (soil), shelter, and sun impact gardens and food; and
• discuss the connection between climate change and food, and clean waterways and food.

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Lesson 8: Sustainable Eating, Healthy Foods, and Community Gardens

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Instructor materials:
Lesson Cards (PDF) (10 pp, 3 MB)

Handouts for students:
Take Home Talk (PDF) (2 pp, 4 MB)

Visuals:

Poster 1 Eating (PDF) (2 pp, 922 K)

Poster 2 Eating (PDF) (2 pp, 2 MB)

Poster 3 Eating (PDF) (2 pp, 1 MB)

Additional Resources:

Instructor Resources

• US Department of Agriculture: Eat Smart. Play Hard. - activities, coloring sheets, worksheets for kids about balancing nutrition and physical activity.
• Let's Move Campaign - lesson plans, resources, and kid-focused information on balanced nutrition and increasing physical activity.
• Kids.gov: Eating Healthy - resources and kid-focused information on eating healthy.
• ChooseMyPlate.gov: Health and Nutrition Information for Educators

Kids' Activities / Coloring Sheets

• ChooseMyPlate.gov: My Plate Coloring Sheet (PDF) (1pg, 276K)

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