I don't waste food

Children check how much food is left on their plates and come up with ways to waste less.

Steps

1. Conversation: where food comes from and how much work is needed for it to reach the plate.
2. For one day, weigh the lunch leftovers in the cafeteria or classroom.
3. Children think about why food is left over (too much, doesn't taste good).
4. Together you prepare a snack from stale bread (croutons) or ripe bananas.
5. Poster with rules: I take as much as I will eat.

Tip: A kitchen scale is enough; show the results from several days on a chart.

Materials needed

• Kitchen scale (1 piece)