May 4 Resource Blast
Teaching Food and Culture? Attached is a mini unit on Mexico; Mexican cuisine & culture. Students will explore the traditional foods found in Mexican cuisine and take part in learning about the culture and characteristics that define Mexican cuisine. The regional map along with the PowerPoint will help students understand the types of food found in Mexico and how those citizens create healthy and exotic dishes.
April 25 Resource Blast
This resources explores attitudes surrounding food and encourages students to consider how attitudes about food impact food choices, and suggests some alternatives to a diet mentality and a restrictive approach to food. Many students carry certain stereotypes about foods and it is crucial to change the dynamic of these stereotypes to be a more positive and beneficial one. Considering Canada's Food Guide has recently changed, this resource is a perfect match for exploring those changes and why these changes were brought in.
To access the following resources, you must be a current OFSHEEA member.
document Attitudes About Food Food Rules (12 KB)
document Attitudes About Food (559 KB)
April 19 Resource Blast
Do you teach food and nutrition? Need some resources on food security? Attached are lesson resources that define food security and the criteria for food security. The resources also look at the impacts of food security at the local, national, and global levels. These resources are great for all food and nutrition courses taught within the family studies curriculum.
To access the following resources, you must be a current OFSHEEA member.
document Food Security Handout (17 KB)
document Food Security Lesson Plan (19 KB)
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