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Welcome to the Keep Canada Slim Healthy Eating Challenge
Notes to Teachers: We suggest you use a day in the week before the challenge as a trial run. This can be done as part of the initial presentation. Have each child take their lunch and snack contents out of their bags and help them to score their food according to the Challenge scoring system. Some scoring will be obvious to them, such as fresh fruit, but others such as processed cheese or packaged foods may require some explanation. In addition to helping children understand the Challenge scoring system and teaching the value of everyday food choices, you may want to use the game to expand your students’ understanding of the food industry and the role it plays in our world. Here are some suggestions of additional study topics that you may want to consider. If you create and develop other teaching ideas, we would love to hear about them so we can pass them on to other teachers!
Please email any suggestions or comments to info@keepcanadaslim.com.
Map search. Check the country of origin of various fruits and vegetables on a map of the world. Assign teams of students to produce a report on various countries.
Food path trace. Trace the path that food takes to reach Canada. What are the growing conditions? (Soil, temperature, rainfall, etc.) How are they harvested, packed and shipped? How long does transport take?
Compare fruits and vegetables. Are they picked ripe or unripe? Which ones ripen after picking? What is their shelf life? What do they weigh?
Canadian produce. What do we grow here? Which fruits and vegetables come from which provinces?
Local relations. Are there any fruits or vegetables grown locally? Is there a farm which can be visited?
Favourite foods. Each student makes a graph showing their food choices during the Challenge. Divide the graph according to Canada’s Food Guide and see how closely they can come to achieving balance of food groups.
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