Lesson
Grades
- 6
- 7
Students will create a day of healthy meals as cheap as they can while calculating the total price, calories, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month & Love Your Produce Manager Day
Honor a produce manager in April and make healthy choices by buying produce all through the year!
In June, be sure to take advantage of all the fresh fruits and vegetables that are available! Make your plate more colorful, to say nothing of flavorful! From alfalfa sprouts to zucchini, from avocadoes to yellow squash, and from berries to watermelon, fruits and vegetables will bring vibrant color to your plate and provide numerous vitamins and nutrients for your health and well-being. View the A to Z list below for ideas about fruits and vegetables to add to your menus. This observance has been celebrated since 1991.
Honor a produce manager in April and make healthy choices by buying produce all through the year!
In June, be sure to take advantage of all the fresh fruits and vegetables that are available! Make your plate more colorful, to say nothing of flavorful! From alfalfa sprouts to zucchini, from avocadoes to yellow squash, and from berries to watermelon, fruits and vegetables will bring vibrant color to your plate and provide numerous vitamins and nutrients for your health and well-being. View the A to Z list for ideas about fruits and vegetables to add to your menus. This observance has been celebrated since 1991.
Lesson
Grades
- 1
The students will be able to recognize different foods from each food group. The students will be able to explain the importance of eating foods from all five groups in order to grow, and have the...
Video
Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- Professional Development
Farm to Belly is a 28-week fresh-produce program at SHARE Head Start Centers in Greenville, SC. Head Start Centers are federally-funded preschools for low-income children ages 3-5. Farm to Belly is a...
Lesson
Grades
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 5
Students will define vegetable, vitamin, and mineral. They will be able to identify the vegetable portion of MyPlate. They will also describe the health benefits of eating a variety of vegetables.
Document
Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Episode
105
A calendar showing fruits and vegetable for each day.
Lesson
Grades
- 2
- 5
Students will define farm, garden, orchard, farmers market, roadside stand, and grocery store. They will recognize foods come from different places.
Lesson
Grades
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Students will define nutrients, physical activity, and replenish. They will discuss why the body needs physical activity and explain the importance of replenishing nutrients after activity.
Lesson
Grades
- 1
- 2
- 3
Students will define bean, protein and meat alternatives. They will identify different types of beans.
Lesson
Grades
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
Students can define: nutritious, energy, fruit, and healthy foods and snacks. Students will identify the fruit portion of MyPlate and identify the health benefits of eating a variety of fruits.
Lesson
Grades
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Students will define hustle, physical activity and variety. They will identify ways to work physical activity into their day. Also they will categorize different healthy snacks into the appropriate...
Lesson
Grades
- 1
- 2
- 3
Students will gain an understanding of the importance of physical activity and how it connects to the foods they eat. They will participate in an activity and then work together to create a class book...
Video
Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Episode
6
Gordon is one of Auntie Karen's Jamaican Yams Character. When Gordon, a purple overweight Jamaican Yam discovers he is pre-diabetic, he gets some comforting advice from his friend Shelby. The purpose...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
The American Graduate Youth Media & Health Institute taught video production and journalism to a group of 25 high school students from the Columbia area, who created short documentaries on the health...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
110
A visit to City Roots in Columbia, South Carolina. The farm is a USDA certified organic farm that grows a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables throughout the year. They also have micro-greens, and...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
109
A visit to Trail Ridge Farm in Aiken, South Carolina. It is a Grade A goat dairy and cheese facility. They also make goat milk fudge. This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
105
Organic farming is explained on a visit to Sumter Cooperative Farms. This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
101
This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries about farms in the Midlands in order to explore the relationship between...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
106
This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries about farms in the Midlands in order to explore the relationship between...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
108
Trail Ridge Farm in Aiken, South Carolina produces Grade A goat milk, goat cheeses and goat milk fudge, as well as natural beauty products. This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
103
This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries about farms in the Midlands in order to explore the relationship between...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
107
Seeds of Change is a community garden in Eastover, South Carolina. This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries about...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
104
This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries about farms in the Midlands in order to explore the relationship between...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Episode
102
This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries about farms in the Midlands in order to explore the relationship between...
Video
Grades
- Professional Development
Episode
103
Program 3 - EdAware: Enjoy More Fruits and Vegetables After brief introduction by host Bette Jamison, Commissioner Earl Hunter, SC DHEC, encourages us to eat more fruits and vegetables and promote...
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Youth Media Health Institute
This Youth Media Health Institute focused on Healthy Food, Farms & Gardens.
