Nutrition
Challenge
Healthy living and eating is vital, it's time to nourish! With the Nutrition challenge, your Scouts can learn about healthy eating habits, understand the importance of nutrients, and embrace diverse nutritional needs to lead healthier lives.
Healthy lifestyles, healthy eating choices, and taking action!
Nutrition is not just about what we eat; it is about how we fuel our lives. It’s like the foundation of a strong and healthy lifestyle, providing the energy and nutrients we need to thrive. Through understanding nutrition, we learn to make informed food choices, appreciate diverse dietary needs, and develop healthy eating habits that support our growth and well-being.
By nurturing our knowledge of nutrition, we can improve our overall health, enhance our daily performance, and inspire others to lead healthier lives.
Why the Nutrition challenge?
A key component of this challenge is teaching young people that health is bio-individual, and that a healthy lifestyle looks different from one person to another. However, there are habits and practices we could all incorporate in our day-to-day lifestyle to feel our best and stay healthy.
The challenge will focus on educating, inspiring, and stimulating interest in young people in learning about different aspects of nutrition and encouraging healthy eating habits. It also aims to motivate individuals to change their behaviour and create projects that promote positive changes in their community.
As a final step in the challenge, a community service project needs to be implemented by the young people applying for the badge. It's the main purpose of the challenge, where all the knowledge and skills gained are put into action, creating a real and positive impact in community.
Who can join the challenge?
This challenge is designed for young people aged seven and above, who want to learn about healthy lifestyles, how nutrition impacts their development, and how to impact their community with this knowledge.
Learning Objectives: What young people will learn along the way?
The learning objectives of each challenge not only aim to educate and inspire but also to empower individuals, guiding them step by step on a journey tailored to their age. This personal progression ensures that each young person's knowledge evolves from one activity or project to another and builds competencies for sustainable development.
How can my Scouts earn their badge?
Challenge Pack will be available soon, stay tuned!
To earn this badge, Scouts will proceed by completing the self-assessment found in the Challenge Pack, and maintaining a food diary, designed to deepen their understanding of their lifestyle. Subsequently, they will proceed to complete at least five activities within the new Healthy Habits area. Finally, they will be required to complete a community engagement project. Upon finishing their project, participants will revisit the self-assessment and food diary challenge.
The activities can also be completed individually or in pairs/trios. The aim is to provide young people with the flexibility to learn in environments where they feel most comfortable and that are available to them.
How can I best support my Scouts in this challenge?
You’ve come to the right place! As a leader, you have access to tools and a wide range of activities that you can engage your Scouts in under this challenge. Here you can download the Challenge Pack and understand more about the challenge and have the opportunity to select from the activities inside this Challenge Pack. Be sure to support your Scouts in planning their service project, completing it, and submitting in on this platform!
Challenge Pack is coming soon!
