Green Beetz Direct
Our bite-sized distance learning website created for student use
Did you know, what you eat directly impacts your health AND the health of the planet?!
Did you know, what you eat directly impacts your health AND the health of the planet?!
Are you ready to gain knowledge about food and how to make environmentally sustainable food choices?
Are you ready to gain knowledge about food and how to make environmentally sustainable food choices?
Continue on the Green Beetz mission to discover:
Continue on the Green Beetz mission to discover:
- Why food is important to our communities being healthy.
- All the things that happen to food before it reaches your plate.
- How food affects your body and the environment.
Get started with our online lessons
Get started with our online lessons
Curriculum
Curriculum
Our lessons are divided into the following Modules:
Our lessons are divided into the following Modules:
Module
Module
Food and the Environment
Food and the Environment
You will learn how the way people eat has changed from pre-historic times to the present, and the effects of the modern food system on the environment.
Module
Module
Food and the Body
Food and the Body
You will learn how our bodies digest the food we eat, how to read a nutrition label (and what it means!), and how what we eat impacts our health now and in years to come!
Module
Module
Food and Society
Food and Society
You will learn how food impacts us economically and how food companies market to us. You'll also learn basic cooking skills for preparing healthy meals, and celebrate the way that food is part of our family traditions, our communities, and our cultures!
