Le mois de Mars est le mois de la nutrition aux Etats-Unis. C’est pour nous l’occasion de découvrir des sites, et une manifestation : MeatOut Day, le 20 mars. Voyez aussi le procès que les végétariens indiens ont gagné contre Mac Donald’s !
March : Nutrition Month
On this website, you’ll find interesting infos and fact sheets. I especially liked « ten things for kids to do instead of watching TV » that you can use in lower primary school…and above.
http://www.eatright.org
Are School meals safe?
Annie SIROPT nous propose un schéma de cours autour d’un article et d’une photo. Le cours est prévu pour des LP, mais peut aussi convenir à des élèves de seconde ou de troisième.
http://www.ac-clermont.fr/pedago/anglaislp/pedagogie/school_dinners/are_school_dinner_safe.htm
The food pyramid (Julien Martin)
Short infos about the different food groups. Can be used un lower secondary school.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/pyramid.html
Mac Donald’s condemned! (from Jean Sahaï)
This article, for upper secondary pupils, show the results of a lawsuit that vegetarians won against Mac Donald’s for using animal fat and beef flavoring in their potatoes chips and hash browns.
http://www1.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=3142960
Meat Out (from Jean Sahaï)
Don’t miss this page of links from the Meat Out site. You can find interesting information for intermediate learners. You can also download free kits and discover everything you want to know about healthy food, vegetarian and vegan nutrition and animal protection (and mistreatement!):
http://www.meatout.org/resources.html
A site for teachers to find resources, and for upper secondary pupils to work autonomously. And don’t forget that Meat Out (meet out, eat out…) Day is on March the 20th, on the last day of winter.
http://www.meatout.org/
