Learning Objectives
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Understand the concept of a balanced diet and the importance it has on our health.
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Recognise different food groups and their role in providing energy, nutrients, vitamins, and more to our bodies.
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Develop awareness of personal eating habits by reflecting on what they ate during the week.
Instructions
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Provide each child with a colorful and engaging food diary worksheet.
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Explain to them that their task is to record everything they eat and drink each day for a week. Show them an example of one of your days.
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Encourage them to use simple language and drawings to describe their meals and snacks.
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Emphasise the importance of being honest and detailed in their entries, tell them that there is no right and wrong! It is just a game!
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Remind children to ask for help from parents or guardians if needed to fill out their diaries accurately.
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Encourage them to ask their parents or guardians about different food groups and to learn new things every day!
Debrief
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One week later, gather them to discuss their experiences with maintaining the food diary.
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Begin by asking each child to share one thing they learned about their eating habits during the week.
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Discuss what they could do better in the following week, ex. “Next week I need to eat less sweets and drink more water”
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Guide the conversation towards the concept of a balanced diet by asking questions such as:
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Can anyone name the different food groups we need to eat from every day?
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Did you include foods from all the different food groups in your meals?
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What are some examples of healthy snacks you enjoyed during the week?
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Use visual aids or props to illustrate examples of healthy foods from each food group.
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Wrap up the debrief by emphasizing the importance of making healthy food choices to grow strong and stay healthy.
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Make sure everyone understand the concept that “eating healthy is fun, it gives you energy” and “Everybody is different".
Materials
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Colourful food diary worksheet for each child
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Crayons or markers for drawing
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Visual aids or props depicting examples of healthy foods
