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An Interactive Guide to Healthy, Sustainable Eating

Provided by: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |Published on: April 27, 2021

Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, 6-8

Synopsis

This interactive guide from Harvard University and the Gaples Institute explains the many ways that plant-based diets keep people and the planet healthy.
Students will learn that diets including more plants and fewer animal products are more sustainable and may reduce the risks of disease.

Subjects: Biology, Health

Authors: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global, Massachusetts

Languages: English

Positives

The guide consists of a series of narrated slides that break the material up into manageable sections.
Interactive tasks throughout the course will keep students engaged.
The last slide in the guide links to other resources.

Additional Prerequisites

Students that want to learn more about the environmental impacts of meat production can watch this video.

Differentiation

Life skills, culinary arts, or health classes could cook a variety of meat-free recipes. Students could choose their favorite recipes to compile into a digital cookbook, then share it via email or the school's website.
Biology classes could track the number of animal products they eat each week. Students could replace a few animal products each week with plant-based foods.
Science classes could use this resource for lessons about cellular respiration, nutrition, macromolecules, the carbon cycle, the water cycle, or climate change.
Environmental clubs or science classes could evaluate the school cafeteria's monthly menu and request more plant-rich meals.
Other resources on this topic include this foodprint calculator, this Project Drawdown article on plant-rich diets, and this Hot Mess video on the global food system.

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Resource Type and Format

All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.