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Food For Us! / Des aliments pour nous! (Grades 2-3)

Elementary Teachers

Food For Us! tackles the big idea of what makes a meal healthy. Each lesson has opportunities for experiential learning and tasting, helping students investigate how they can make their own healthy meal choices. Along the way, they learn more about where food comes from.

Teaching and learning online? Try out a sample Food Food Us! lesson here.

If you are looking for more activities to use now, or planning for next year, register for a virtual Food For Us! teacher workshop here.

An evaluation of Food for Us! shows that the program actually helps students make healthier choices in both the short term and the long term.

Food For Us! kit includes:

  • Teacher guide with classroom activities
  • Class set of colourful student workbooks
  • Food group poster and food pictures

Program materials are only available to teachers who have taken the workshop. Why take a nutrition education workshop? Watch this two-minute video!

The workshop is free. There is a one time cost of $20 to purchase the initial kit - student materials and any program updates are re-supplied annually free of charge.

Wondering how to teach Food For Us! in light of Canada’s new food guide? Check out what we have to say.

The Physical and Health Education curriculum links for Food for Us! can be found here: English and French

For a complete look at how Food For Us! makes cross-curricular connections, download Food For Us: Cross-curricular connections.

Matériel de l'élève disponible en français

When is this workshop available?

Check the calendar for upcoming workshops. For more information about organizing or participating in workshops, check out the workshop FAQs.

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  • Henry Walters

    Wow this is amazing program, thanks for this amazing resource.

  • Joel Barohn

    Hi Kelsey.  We would love to discuss setting up a workshop at your school.  Email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to find out how to become eligible to teach the program.  Also, once you have taken a workshop you are eligible to apply for one of our Mini-Food-Grants.  Here is the link: https://bcdairy.ca/nutritioneducation/articles/apply-for-a-mini-food-grant-to-inspire-healthy-eating-in-schools

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  • Kelsey

    I love the idea about bringing this resource into my classroom this spring, but there are no upcoming workshops.  Am I still able to order these resources?

  • Nicole Spencer

    Hi Karen,
    If you’ve taken the FFU workshop, materials can be re-ordered here:
    http://bcdairy.ca/workshop-reorder/login/
    If no... more

    Hi Karen,
    If you’ve taken the FFU workshop, materials can be re-ordered here:
    http://bcdairy.ca/workshop-reorder/login/
    If not, email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to find out how to become eligible to teach the program.

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  • Karen Demers

    How do I order a class set of these booklets?  I used them last year and thought they were great.

  • Michel Emery

    This is an amazing resource. Students really enjoy learning about healthy eating using fun activities and a colorful booklet. Thanks for providing this resource to students.

  • Dawn Unruh

    Thank you once again for offering this program to the students. They love it, and I love teaching nutrition!

  • BC Dairy Association

    Hi Shawn,

    You can reorder materials on our website here:

    http://bcdairyfoundation.ca/site/login-reorder

    If you don’t... more

    Hi Shawn,

    You can reorder materials on our website here:

    http://bcdairyfoundation.ca/site/login-reorder

    If you don’t have your password, contact us and we can find it for you.

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  • Shawn van Gerven

    Hi, how do I reorder the Food For Us booklets? I have the teacher guide and food cards but I would like 24 of the booklets.
    Thank you,
    Shawn van Gerven

  • Twyla Koop

    Thanks again for another year of well designed and fun lesson plans!  I enjoy watching the kids assess their bags of lunch and snacks on their own.

  • Meg Wiebe

    I love your nutrition prorgam, and so do the children. The poster is wonderful, as are the student books. Thanks for this excellent resoure. Meg Wiebe, Grade 2/3 at Blue Jay Elementary, Abbotsford, BC.

  • Linda Mauch

    Perfect! I have grades 2 and 3 this year. I can’t wait to start. We all like to eat, play, and learn and now we’re on our way.

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