Vaughan students learn more about the food they eat
Students in Vaughan have been learning more about where the food they consume comes from.
It is hoped that, with more understanding, the area’s young people will be in the position to make better choices when it comes to meal times.
School children from all across the region are finding out that the food on their plate doesn’t simply show up at their local store or restaurant. Through the Learn, Eat and Grow program, Sandra Sampson is helping them to appreciate the food they eat and to make good snack and meal choices both now and throughout the rest of their lives.
The program goes into schools and facilitates assemblies where the students are taught with material that has been geared towards children in their particular age range. They learn where their food comes from, how farms and market gardens work, how food processing takes place and the value of making eating choices that involve whole foods and nutritious meals.
Part of the Learn, Eat and Grow program involves helping children decide how to make decisions that will lead to a healthier lifestyle for years to come. Games and colorful hand-out materials produced by local print companies help make the assemblies fun; so much so that the kids often don’t even realize they are learning valuable lessons. The pupils are even taught something about growing their own food, and are often very surprised at just how much work goes into producing what they eat.
It is hoped that, with more understanding, the area’s young people will be in the position to make better choices when it comes to meal times.
School children from all across the region are finding out that the food on their plate doesn’t simply show up at their local store or restaurant. Through the Learn, Eat and Grow program, Sandra Sampson is helping them to appreciate the food they eat and to make good snack and meal choices both now and throughout the rest of their lives.
The program goes into schools and facilitates assemblies where the students are taught with material that has been geared towards children in their particular age range. They learn where their food comes from, how farms and market gardens work, how food processing takes place and the value of making eating choices that involve whole foods and nutritious meals.
Part of the Learn, Eat and Grow program involves helping children decide how to make decisions that will lead to a healthier lifestyle for years to come. Games and colorful hand-out materials produced by local print companies help make the assemblies fun; so much so that the kids often don’t even realize they are learning valuable lessons. The pupils are even taught something about growing their own food, and are often very surprised at just how much work goes into producing what they eat.