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Description

Identify the important nutrients/food groups needed for a balanced diet. Find out more about these (Food Pyramid activities and Tossed Salad Game).

Resources

 card and/or paper
 printer
 laminator (for some preparation)
 a chair for each Brownie if playing Tossed Salad game

In advance of activity you can order food pyramids (A2, A3 and A4) from www.healthpromotion.ie

Instructions

Introduction
This activity will teach your Brownies about healthy eating.

Instructions
• Print out (and laminate, optional) the food pyramid/healthy plate – one per Brownie or one per Six.
• Talk to the Brownies about the food pyramid and healthy plate.


Game 1: Tell the Brownies that they are all food items and they are moving/dancing/jumping around the room freely.

Call out the name of one of the foods e.g. ‘bread’ – the Brownies get in groups of 6; ‘carrots’ – groups of 5; ‘sausages’ – groups of 2 etc. When you call out ‘sweets’, ‘oil’ etc., they have to make themselves as small as possible.

Game 2: Tossed Salad. Put chairs in a circle, one chair short of the number of Brownies so that you have one Brownie standing in the centre. Tell the Brownies they are salad ingredients in a salad bowl. Name the Brownies - lettuce, tomato, cucumber, etc. so that you have at least four of each one. When you call out an ingredient, all the Brownies who are that ingredient have to swap seats. They are not allowed to sit back in the same chair they get out of. In the meantime the Brownie standing in the middle can take a space if she is quick. When you say “tossed salad” all the ingredients/Brownies swap chairs.

Source
The games are from Irish Girl Guides.
Other information and resources are available for free on www.healthpromotion.ie

Tags

• food
• Healthy Eating
• Healthy Eating Games
• IGG
• SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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