Lesson Plans - Healthy Eating

Curriculum & Classroom Supports

Listed below are a variety of classroom and curriculum supports.

Websites

Mission Nutrition - Grades K-8
Dietitians of Canada & Kellogg Canada
Available in both English and French, “Mission Nutrition” offers lesson plans and activities specific to self-esteem and body image, as well as healthy eating and physical activity lessons.

Teach Nutrition - Grades K-8
Dairy Farmers of Canada (Ontario)
Features an interactive web game for grades 7 - 8 for download as well as healthy eating, physical activity and body image curriculum support. Activities are offered in both English and French.

Snacktivity Box - Grades K-1
Calgary Health Region
Site contains activities for children that promote healthy eating and active living habits.

Printed Resources

Eating Well With Canada’s Food Guide
Health Canada
The new Food Guide describes and illustrates the four food groups and the recommended number of servings which are based on age and gender.

Food Guides in Other Languages
Translated versions of food guides are available in French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Persian), Korean, Punjabi, Urdu, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Tamil.

Get copies free of charge by calling Region of Peel-Public Health at 905-799-7700 or ordering online from Health Canada.

Background Information

• Background information, tips and tools to complement each recommendation in Canada's Food Guide (1.49 MB, 2 pages).
• My Food Guide, an interactive tool to help you personalize the information found in Canada's Food Guide (1.49 MB, 2 pages).

Childhood Obesity Prevention Website
Peel Public Health
Information and resources to help raise healthy children, who eat well, enjoy being active and feel good about themselves. Also offers ideas and tips for adult's to role model these behaviours.

Eat Right Ontario Website
Resources and information on various healthy eating topics.

Educator Workshops

Teach Nutrition - Grades K-8
Dairy Farmers of Canada (Ontario)
Free nutrition workshops and resources available on elementary school curriculum-linked programs.