Mindful Eating: Grades 7–9
Lesson 2 of A Guided Discovery of Canada’s Food Guide helps grades 7 to 9 students explore the role of mindfulness and mindful eating within their daily lives and school environment. Students reflect on their own eating habits, compare their ideal and actual eating environments, and consider how mindfulness might enhance their eating experiences. They’ll also explore and define what mindful eating means to them and brainstorm ways their school could support more mindful meals and snacks.
Linked to the Alberta and Saskatchewan curriculums and built for ease-of-use, this resource is fully plug-and-play. At the end, students receive a downloadable PDF to support reflection or evaluation.
This lesson includes (Access all materials below):
- A slide deck with facilitation notes
- A Teacher Guide with activity tips
- A student e-learning activity with PDF takeaway
Want to learn more about bringing mindfulness into your classroom? Check out our article on “Mindfulness and Mindful Eating in the Classroom” for educator-focused ideas and guidance.
This lesson is part of the five-part A Guided Discovery of Canada’s Food Guide program. It’s perfect if you are looking for a meaningful, minimal-prep way to make mindfulness part of nutrition education. Explore all the lessons here.
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