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Food and NutritionActivity – Mana gin g School Can teen !Background :Methodology :Group-1 :Group-2 :Group- 3 :Group- 4 :Group-5 :Observation :Conclusion :During this phase the students will see the greatestamount of growth in height and weight and so it is important thatthey are aware of requirement of nutritive diet to keep healthy.Students to be given Worksheets I and II before theactivity. Class teacher may divide the students in five groups basedon their interest and prepare the following duty chart.Preparing day wise menu for a week.(This can be repeated)While preparing menu ensure that you suggest those items, whichhave high nutritive content and fewer calories. You may also adviseto add Soya product wherever it is possible.Preparing chart showing nutritive value of the fresh snackto be served in the canteen.With the help of canteen in-charge teacher, keep a checkon the packed food items so that no junk food is sold from thecanteen. Canteen should operate as a small outlet with limitedfacility, which will encourage students to bring food from home.Should occasionally check the hygienic condition and rawmaterials used in the canteen.Should be responsible for cleanliness outside the canteenand arrange for two types of dustbins with labels so that studentsthrow biodegradable and non- biodegradable waste separately.Students to be given worksheet III before and after managing schoolcanteen for a week.Some times due to unavoidable reasons students fail tobring their tiffin from home and so schools are required to provide analternative solution i.e. canteen. If students and teachers managethe canteen's menu, it can become a great learning experience ofmaking nutritive food available to students and develop cooperativespirit by working as a team.School going students need nutritive food for theiroptimum growth as these are the formative years of their growth.Food habits inculcated at school and home during this periodinvariably become part of one's personality.CONCEPT :Value of nutritive food.OBJECTIVES :• To make nutritive foodavailable to students• To make students knowthe nutritive value ofwhat they are eating.• Students developcollaborative operativespirit by working as ateam.MATERIALSREQUIRED :Papers andpencil,StudentWorksheet I, II, IIIMODE :Group WorkTIME REQUIRED :45 minutes23