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Recipes for Healthy Kids and a Healthy EnvironmentKids Building a Safer and Healthier Community

To Share:

Inordertohaveanutritiousdiet—onethatgivesustheenergy,vitamins,andmineralsthatweneed—itneedstobevariedandincludehealthyfoodslikefruitsandvegetables.

Whenwegointogrocerystores,weseefoodthatwasgrownandprocessedallovertheworldandshippedtous.Thismeansthatwegettoeatmanynewandinterestingfoods.Butmovingfood(andotheritems)aroundtheworldusesalotofresources.Andwegetusedtoeatingthingsthatdon’tnaturallygrowinourregionandwewantthem.

Eatinglocallyandsustainablyisbecomingverypopular.

Eatinglocallymeanseatingfoodthatgrowswellnearbyandanimalsthatareraisedinthesurroundingarea,solessenergyisusedtotransportittoyou.

Ifyoucansustainsomething,youcankeepitgoing.Eatingsustainablymeanseatingfoodthatishealthyforconsumersandanimals,andthatdoesnotharmtheenvironmentorworkersandfarmersduringtheprocessofgrowing/raisingit.Italsomeanstreatinganimalshumanelyandsupportingfarmcommunities.

Take-Home Talk Lesson 8: Sustainable Eating, Healthy Foods, and Community Gardens

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Well Traveled to Your Table!Thenexttimethatyougotothegrocerystore,investigatewherethefoodcomesfrom.Thebacksofboxesandjarswilltellyouwherethefoodcomesfrom(“madein”or“productof”)andfruitsandvegetablesshouldhavesignsthattellyouwheretheyweregrown.

Lookintheproduceaisle—whatitemhastakenthelongesttriptogettoyourstore?Whichcannedfoodisfromthefarthestaway?Whatboxofcerealtookthelongestjourney?

To Take Back:

Whatwasthecoolestthingthatyoulearnedfromtalkingaboutthistopicwithyourfamilyandfriends?


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