For ideas on how to teach about food in the classroom, visit the following websites:
- All About Food Allergy student program | Food Allergy Canada. Access access lesson plans, presentations, resources, and more to help develop student knowledge and skills to support the health and well-being of self and others.
- BrightBites | Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. Educator resources to create a supportive school food climate and foster positive relationships with food and bodies.
- Food for Thought - Improving Food Literacy | Ophea. Resource that integrates food literacy and media literacy into discussions about healthy eating to provides students with the skills they need to make healthier food choices in a variety of settings.
- Food is Science | Sustain Ontario. Hands-on tools for teaching science through food in grades 3 to 9.
- Healthy Relationship with Food | Alberta Health Services. Tips for teachers to promote a healthy relationship with food at school.
- Let’s Get Cookin’ | Huron Perth Public Health. Training for educators, along with lesson outlines and recipes, to provide hands-on food literacy lessons for grades 5-8+.
- Rainbow Food Explorers kit | Huron Perth Public Health. A grab and go curriculum kit for K to grade 3 with interactive activities for age-appropriate teaching and learning about food. To borrow the kit, submit a School Health Request.
- Reimagine Nutrition Education | Nutrition Education & Consulting. Resources, courses/webinars, and consulting services for K-12 educators.
- TeachFoodFirst: an educator's toolkit for exploring Canada's Food Guide | Healthy Schools BC. Lesson plans and activities for teaching Canada’s Food Guide in grades K to 8.
- Teaching Canada’s food guide | Government of Canada. Toolkit developed for educators to teach Canada's Food Guide from in grades K to 6.