Hosted by SALL , contributed by katerinar on 18 October 2023
Do we know Mediterranean diet and their principles? Can you imagine what are the benefits for health and environment? To which degree do
we adopt the Mediterranean diet on a daily life? In this Open Learning Scenario, the students will get to know the age-old food tradition of Mediterranean diet and it relevance to our lives today. They will co compare food habits in Ancient Greece and now using the knowledge and information collected online and in
collaboration with a historian/nutritionist. In the co-creation process, they will discuss the impacts on health and planet (plant-based diet).
With the information gathered, students will create a flyer with the principles of the Mediterranean diet and share it with the community.
Ιστορικό
Ask your students if they know the Mediterranean diet, its principles and the pyramid.
Discuss with the students if they are aware of the impact to the health of the Mediterranean diet, as well as, to the environment.
Στόχος
• To understand the role of food in history and our daily lives
• To identify the Mediterranean diet
• To discuss the benefits of Mediterranean diet
• To raise awareness about the importance of Mediterranean diet based on food diversity, for health and the environment
Συνδημιουργία με κοινωνικούς φορείς
Take your students to an archaeological site (e.g., Keramikos where Myrtis head was found)
Ask the students to interview/discuss the historian and then possibly a nutritionist about the dietary habits of ancient Greeks and about Mediterranean diet principles back then and now (meat consumption back then and now).
Εφαρμογή
Back to the classroom, ask students to discuss the findings based on the visit and/or interview.
During lunch time at the school restaurant students circulate a questionnaire or the pyramid card to collect the dietary
habits of their fellow students.
During the shared lunch, ask the students to discuss in groups about the impacts on health and the environment of Mediterranean diet.
One solution can be presentation of outcomes of the survey (regarding adherence with Mediterranean diet).
A prototype for this solution can be the conception of a flyer with the updated Mediterranean diet pyramid and the Healthy eating plate with the help of art and science teachers.
Αναστοχασμός
Help students prepare a healthy and Mediterranean fest in the school and present the flyers to the audience asking for feedback to find out if there is a need to be changed or improved (e.g., more visual support, etc.).
Futurel Plans
After developing the final version of the Flyers, distribute it among the families and the local community.