All food articles
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Why scientific support for alcohol’s health benefits is fading
Are there real benefits to having a glass of wine with dinner?
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I’ve eaten pizza every day for six years
Is there a food or meal you could eat every day without getting tired of it?
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A ‘heathenish liquor’? A cure for cancer? The history of coffee is full of surprises
Explore the fascinating history of this beloved beverage over the years.
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Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?
Read about a process called biofortification and how it can help prevent vegetable nutrient loss.
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Interactive Flashcards: Healthy Eating
Introduce your students to the vocabulary they need to discuss healthy eating with this set of Interactive Flashcards.
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Game Cards: Vegetables
Get your students talking about vegetables while they move around the classroom with this fun set of Game Cards.
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Discussion Cards: Food
With these cards at two levels, you can engage your students in a fun conversation about their favourite foods and eating habits.
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Game Cards: Food & Dishes
Get your students to talk about their favourite food and dishes with this delicious set of Game Cards.
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Amazing world of food: Lesson 6: Food around the world
In the sixth lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of food, children learn to recognize that people from different countries eat different food, identify and describe a typical dish from their country and understand basic issues related to world hunger. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student worksheets are included.
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Amazing world of food: Lesson 5: Processed food
In the fifth lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of food, children learn to recognize the differences between natural and processed food, identify processed food that is good and bad for you and design a flow chart to show how food is processed. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student worksheets are ...
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Amazing world of food: Lesson 4: Our sense of taste
In the fourth lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of food, children learn to understand the role of taste buds, identify four basic tastes and relate them to different parts of our tongue, and carry out a tasting experiment. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student worksheets are included.
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Amazing world of food: Lesson 3: Fruit and vegetables
In the third lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of food, children learn to identify and describe different types of fruit based on climate and parts of plants where vegetables are from. They then design a leaflet to promote eating fruit and vegetables. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student worksheets are ...
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Amazing world of food: Lesson 2: The food pyramid
In the second lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of food, children learn to identify and describe food groups and what you need to eat to have a healthy, balanced diet, recognize and understand the role of nutrients in food, and plan a healthy picnic. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student ...
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Amazing World of Food
These lessons by Carol Read will build your Young Learners’ language skills while they explore the world of food.
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Amazing World of Food: Lesson 1 - Where food comes from
In this lesson, children identify food imported from other countries and describe where it comes from and how far it travels to get there.
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Amazing World of Food: Introduction & Project Map
An introduction to Carol Read’s Amazing World of Food project including a comprehensive project map with a detailed view of each lesson.
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Selections Grade 2: I Want Chocolate
Get your young learners to talk about their favourite food and create their perfect menu with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.
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Reading Lessons: I love Chocolate
Do you like chocolate? Read about a person's addiction to this delicious treat in this lesson by Jackie McAvoy available at two levels.