With compelling photos and videos, plus some fun trivia challenges, our interactive and engaging middle school presentation explores the connection between food choices and their impact on the environment. Using the most up to date nutrition science, we explore how shifting to more nutrient dense meals can help a person to live a healthier and longer life, while at the same time protecting natural resources and helping to combat climate change. Your students will be empowered to make positive and meaningful changes for personal and planetary health. Provides support for middle school national and state health standards.
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With vibrant photos of colorful food, nature and kids, The Power of Plants, is a lively and interactive nutrition lesson, with a special emphasis on cool beans from around the world. Includes trivia, physical activity and an optional no-cook culinary activity. The program serves as the first lesson of our eco-focused, multi-cultural and standards-based nutrition curriculum, Cool Beans from Around the World!
With allusions to classic fables, students enjoy story time, with a whimsical and modern day tale about kind deeds and cool beans. After story time there is a short nutrition science lesson about the power of eating beans for healthy and earth friendly protein, plus a culinary activity and tasting of Queen Bean’s Stupendous Bean Stew.
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Lesson 1: Plants are Powerful Food
Nutrition Focus: Healthy Eating Plate, Nutrients, Body cells
The Daily Scoop, grades K-8
Added to a teacher’s opening routine or the school broadcast, the Daily Scoop’s “bite-sized” nutrition tips elevate nutrition education to a daily practice without adding more than a minute to a teacher’s busy routine! Click here to learn more.
Cool Beans from Around the World nutrition curriculum, grades 3-6
In our standards-based, multicultural & eco-focused “adventures,” elementary enjoy a virtual tour (Google slideshow) of wondrous places and wonderful food. Students learn about healthy eating in the context of diverse culture and cuisine. Click here to learn more.
Gather together for reading time with your students, for engaging and empowering food-focused adventure!
Beautiful photographs of food, children, animals
and nature convey a simple, yet empowering message to kids: Every individual has the super power to make a difference for animals & the planet… eating “lean and green!”
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Eating Lean and Green with Super Foods to Save the Planet is a fresh and smart approach to educating kids about their very own “super power” when it comes
to food choices… an excellent addition to every parent or teacher’s bookshelf. – Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C. President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
With allusions to classic fairytales, this clever storybook sequel is a tale of adventure and magic, affirming kind deeds – and cool beans! Includes a brief nutrition science lesson about healthy and earth-friendly food choices, plus recipe for Queen Bean’s Stupendous Bean Stew.
Both Eating Lean & Green with Super Foods to Save the Planet, and Jack and the Bean STEW in a combo value pack
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