The Relationship Between Your Health and the Food You Eat
1:30
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Caryn Dugan, entrepreneur and owner of her own plant-based nutrition and life-style business, shares her perspective on the link between the food you and eat and your health and how a plant-based diet can really make a difference in many people’s lives.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Health-4**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Before watching the video ask students if they think food is related to health issues as they grow? Discuss the types of foods that the students enjoy eating and allow them to talk about good and bad outcomes of eating those foods. After watching the video allow students to discuss what new information they discovered about how food connects to health and how they can change a few eating habits in their diets.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
