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Nutrition

Check out these resources to improve your nutrition! March is National Nutrition Month and June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month.

Check out these resources to improve your nutrition!

March is National Nutrition Month. 

June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month.

Download the transcript for recipes from EdAware: Eat Smart Move More and enjoy Autumn Salad, Berry Crisp, and Corn and Tomato Soup today!

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Healthy Eating on a Budget

Lesson

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
Healthy Eating on a Budget

Students will create a day of healthy meals as cheap as they can while calculating the total price, calories, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.

Food Groups

Lesson

Grades

  • 1
Food Groups

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...

 Farm to Belly (2018) | WhatWorksSC

Video

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1
  • 2
  • Professional Development
Farm to Belly (2018) | WhatWorksSC
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...
Vary Your Veggies

Lesson

Grades

  • Kindergarten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
Vary Your Veggies

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.

Where Does Your Food Grow?

Lesson

Grades

  • 2
  • 5
Where Does Your Food Grow?

Students will define farm, garden, orchard, farmers market, roadside stand, and grocery store. They will recognize foods come from different places.

Once Around the Clock

Lesson

Grades

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Once Around the Clock

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.

Beans are Protein

Lesson

Grades

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Beans are Protein

Students will define bean, protein and meat alternatives. They will identify different types of beans.

Fun with Fruits

Lesson

Grades

  • Kindergarten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Fun with Fruits

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.

Play Hard, Snack Healthy

Lesson

Grades

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Play Hard, Snack Healthy

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...

Go Play Outside!

Lesson

Grades

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Go Play Outside!

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...

 Gordon's Discovery | Auntie Karen's Place 6

Video

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Gordon's Discovery | Auntie Karen's Place
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...
 Worm Farming  | ETV Shorts

Video

Grades

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
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  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Worm Farming | ETV Shorts
The Early Bird Farm is a farm like no other with their primary crop being...WORMS! Paul Coleman has been raising worms for a number of years and knows all too well the importance of these tiny...
 Urban Roots | Youth Media Health Institute 110

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Urban Roots | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 Trail Ridge Farm 2 | Youth Media Health Institute 109

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Trail Ridge Farm 2 | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 Wil-Moore Farms | Youth Media Health Institute 111

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Wil-Moore Farms | Youth Media Health Institute
Episode 111
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...
 SCF Organic Farm 1 | Youth Media Health Institute 105

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
SCF Organic Farm 1 | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 Acres of Change | Youth Media Health Institute 101

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Acres of Change | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 SCF Organic Farms 2 | Youth Media Health Institute 106

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
SCF Organic Farms 2 | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 Trail Ridge Farm 1 | Youth Media Health Institute 108

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Trail Ridge Farm 1 | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 Eggsciting Wil-Moore Farms | Youth Media Health Institute 103

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Eggsciting Wil-Moore Farms | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 Seeds of Change | Youth Media Health Institute 107

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Seeds of Change | Youth Media Health Institute
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...
 Paradise Acres | Youth Media Health Institute 104

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Paradise Acres | Youth Media Health Institute
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...