Comments on: Teaching about Nutrition

By: luckeyfrog

luckeyfrog — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:35:22 +0000

I have to say, I'm not one of those super-healthy eaters myself... but I'm trying to be better! It's amazing the sugar and fat in foods kids eat a lot. I think my students would get really into these lessons. Thank you SO much for sharing your ideas!

Jenny
Luckeyfrog's Lilypad

By: Jeanette Hiles

Jeanette Hiles — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:15:20 +0000

I love this unit! I let my students bring a "healthy" snack, but many times that ends up being a Fruit Roll-up or Teddy Grahams. What is healthy about those? Our family reads every label before we buy something and I would love to pass on a few of those healthy tips to my students. Thanks for letting us know about this unit. Go chia seeds!

Third Grade Galore

By: Amanda @ His and Her Hobbies

Amanda @ His and Her Hobbies — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:01:37 +0000

What a great unit! I love that you are teaching them things that most adults don't know or realize. :) Several of my middle schoolers either have chocolate milk and cookies for lunch; others eat nothing. I try to talk nutrition with them, but most are uninterested. I have mentioned it to parents a few times and am always shocked when they don't see a connection between low grades/attention in the afternoon and a crummy lunch. *sigh*
~Amanda

By: Eclectic Educating

Eclectic Educating — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:44:23 +0000

I love that unit! Hopefully your students start making better lunch choices now. I recently did a lesson with my student where we read Scholastic articles about the amount of sugar in chocolate milk and soda, and then the amount of fat in happy meals. They freaked out. It really is crazy isn't it? I also am a huge fan of PLAIN greek yogurt and blueberries. Just had some for lunch. :)

Amy
Eclectic Educating