Children
What do children see when they enter a store? They see what everyone sees, but with a little more excitement; the colors, fantasy characters, and promises of fun tempt children in beautiful ways, as they should. The problem with tempting children with food is the nutritional implications and environmental energy results. Most of the foods targeted for children to eat are not good for them, and the waste associated with the packaging of the food is ridiculous; it is like from the box to the trash in less than 5 minutes. Children do not come from the womb wanting sugar coated wheat flakes, just as they don't come from the womb wanting grapes and spinach; they do come from the womb needing the nutrients stored in the cells of grapes and spinach.
What are some of the lessons we can teach children our students about food production, food energy costs, and food waste? We can start with the following three lessons and project.
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