Nourishing your roots
Nourishing Your Roots is a program that is specifically designed for elementary school students in First Nations communities. It is adapted to the culture and food availability of the different First Nations communities in Quebec. This is a turnkey program consisting of twelve nutrition workshops per school year.
Three workshops are proposed for each of the four program objectives to address variability with respect to the different groups of students and the resources available.
The workshops are composed of different fun and educational activities: games, cooking, creation, tasting, discussion, etc. The 20- to 45-minute workshops can easily be integrated into the educational program.
Who can use this program?
Teachers can facilitate the workshops whenever they wish. Others (such as nutritionists, school nurses, health workers, people in charge of school activities or any other workers wishing to promote healthy nutrition) can also be involved
Kindergarten
Activities to promote healthy lifestyle habits in 4- and 5-year-olds. Click here to access the complete binder.
WORKSHOP A: Fruit crafting
WORKSHOP B: Fruit under the magnifying glass
WORKSHOP C: Find the matching card
WORKSHOP A: Sharing circle with an elder on traditional food
WORKSHOP B: The musical berry
WORKSHOP C: Let’s go berry picking
RECIPE A: Clementine (or melon) and berry salad
RECIPE B: Spaghetti and cereal necklace
RECIPE C: Yogurt, granola and banana parfait
WORKSHOP A: Guess what I found in nature
WORKSHOP B: Draw me a traditional food
WORKSHOP C: Where does this food come from?
Grade 1
Activities to promote healthy lifestyle habits in 6- and 7-year-olds. Click here to access the complete binder.
WORKSHOP A: Vegetable crafting
WORKSHOP B: Vegetable under the magnifying glass
WORKSHOP C: What’s hiding under the tablecloth?
WORKSHOP A: Sharing circle with an elder on traditional food
WORKSHOP B: Eating with the Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash)
WORKSHOP C: Where are the Three Sisters hiding?
RECIPE A: Three Sisters salad
RECIPE B: Traditional salmon and blueberry salad
RECIPE C: Apple, soy and banana snack
WORKSHOP A: Packaging that grows in nature
WORKSHOP B: Where does it go?
WORKSHOP C: Anti-wawste methods
Grade 2
Activities to promote healthy lifestyle habits in 7- and 8-year-olds. Click here to access the complete binder.
WORKSHOP A: Cup of cottage cheese, fruit and granola
WORKSHOP B: Is it to your liking?
WORKSHOP C: Food Bingo
WORKSHOP A: Sharing circle with an elder on traditional food
WORKSHOP B: Preparing Labrador Tea
WORKSHOP C: Giant steps towards eating traditional foods
RECIPE A: Salmon salad sandwich
RECIPE B: Frozen yogurt and fruit bars
RECIPE C: Fruit, vegetable and cheese skewers
WORKSHOP A: I cook my own breakfast
WORKSHOP B: Draw me a breakfast food
WORKSHOP C: My grocery list for breakfast
Grade 3
Activities to promote healthy lifestyle habits in 8- and 9-year-olds. Click here to access the complete binder.
WORKSHOP A: Lentil energy balls
WORKSHOP B: Guess with your nose
WORKSHOP C: What is this new food
WORKSHOP A: Sharing circle with an elder on traditional food
WORKSHOP B: Cranberries on the menu
WORKSHOP C: The wolf that ate the traditional food
WORKSHOP A: Cooking a meatless spaghetti sauce
WORKSHOP B: Food and health, both mine and the Earth’s
WORKSHOP C: Trio of legumes
Grade 4
Activities to promote healthy lifestyle habits in 9- and 10-year-olds. Click here to access the complete binder.
WORKSHOP A: Discovery smoothie
WORKSHOP B: How is cheese made?
WORKSHOP C: Headband guessing Game
WORKSHOP A: Sharing circle with an elder on traditional food
WORKSHOP B: Craft with a traditional food
WORKSHOP C: Traditional meals
WORKSHOP A: A crafty dessert
WORKSHOP B: What am I cooking?
WORKSHOP C: Am I an ultra-processed food?
Grade 5
Activities to promote healthy lifestyle habits in 10- and 11-year-olds. Click here to access the complete binder.
WORKSHOP A: Bits and bites
WORKSHOP B: Foods and that jellify
WORKSHOP C: All about the digestive system
WORKSHOP A: Sharing circle with an elder on traditional food
WORKSHOP B: Sprout, sprout, goes the bean
WORKSHOP C: Eating according to the seasons
WORKSHOP A: I listen to my stomach
WORKSHOP B: Food or screens, not both at the same time
WORKSHOP C: Who says you have to eat?
Grade 6
Activities to promote healthy lifestyle habits in 11- and 12-year-olds. Click here to access the complete binder.
WORKSHOP A: Guacamole
WORKSHOP B: Water, please!
WORKSHOP C: Balance Plate Bingo
WORKSHOP A: Sharing circle with an elder on traditional food
WORKSHOP B: Sharing circle: memories of traditional foods
WORKSHOP C: Celebrating traditional foods
WORKSHOP A: The grocery bill
WORKSHOP B: Food speaks to you
WORKSHOP C: Seek and find on packaging
Nourishing Your Roots program
To access the full document and to place orders, please visit our documentation centre by clicking this link: https://cssspnql.com/en/produit/nourishing-your-roots/
Would you like to implement this program in your work environment?
The FNQLHSSC offers training on request to explain the program and facilitate its implementation.
