Kindergarten healthy eating activities

If your kids are anything like mine, they're curious about "why" we do just about everything. And, most of the time, answering "just because" or "because I said so" doesn't really satisfy their curiosity. I also know that kids (and most adults!) like to have a compelling reason why it's important to nourish and fuel our bodies properly. Here's a list of our fvorite children's books that make it fun to reinforce healthy eating and healthy habits in a fun, new, and inspiring way!

It’s never too early to get your little ones interested in a healthy diet! These activities are perfect for exposing young learners to nutritious food while also letting them have a little fun! From making veggie collages to creating 3D food pyramids, and participating in lettuce process art, these engaging hands-on activities will spark their interest in healthy food. So get ready to chop a few veggies and dig into our list of creative nutrition activities for your preschoolers!

FREE "I Can Eat a Rainbow" nutrition and healthy eating activity for kids. Teach children about the importance of eating colorful fruits and veggies.

This food groups sorting activity is the perfect way to help kids learn the different food groups, as well as portion control. :: www.thriftyhomeschoolers.com

This week we started discussing healthy eating, as next week the entire school will participate in "Healthy Schools" week. We spoke about the Food Guide and what it meant to "eat a rainbow". Our poem this week focused on choosing a variety of colourful foods. To practice our fine motor skills, we set out this provocation, inviting the students to sort the plastic food by colour. They choose foods that they liked to eat and we took a picture. Lately, our students have had an interest in…

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Students will learn how to make a food rainbow craft that will challenge them to eat foods from every color of the rainbow. They will learn the health benefits of each color group.

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These nutrition coloring pages are free to print & fun for kids! Your kids will love these nutrition coloring pages.