This kit provides interactive lessons, display materials and playing cards designed to help students explore Canada’s Food Guide for healthy eating.

The kit contains seven standalone activities that introduce students to:

• nutrition labels
• % daily value
• guidelines for sugar, salt and beverages
• the Eat Well plate
• the new protein food group

Included in the activities is a card game and an assessment activity.

The activities connect to specific learning outcomes in grade 5 science, as well as middle years food and nutrition, and provide cross-curricular connections to math.