2. Chart the nutritional content of a week's meals Pull out all the packages containing the ingredients in each day's meals. What do the nutrition facts on the labels tell you? How much sugar is there? How many calories? What kinds of fat are found? Is there fibre? Next time you head to the grocery store, see if you can find healthier alternatives to some of the foods that shocked you the most.
3. Watch ‘It takes a Child' – Go on an adventure with Free The Children's founder, Craig Kielburger. Watch as 12 year old Craig explores the issue of child labour in Southeast Asia for seven weeks. Discuss the similarities and differences in opportunities and choices between Craig's life, your child's and that of a child labourer.
4. Give up pop/chips/sweets for a week and buy a goat – Figure out how much money your family typically spends on junk food over the period of a week. Make a family plan of how to substitute those choices with healthier alternatives. Take the money you would spend on the junk food and buy a goat or cow instead, and help combat hunger by providing a family in the developing world with a sustainable source of income. Visit www.freethechildren.com for more information.
5. Plan a week of healthy recipes – Pick up a cookbook and try something new….now why not aim for a week of new things? Encourage your family members to take turns choosing recipes to try and let everyone help make the food. You may be surprised by the results, which can include a decrease in behavioural problems and an increase in energy! |
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