Feelings About Food Cost

​Sixth graders at Westerly School explored the idea of how a family budget can inform and also limit our access to food.  We dissected the difference in cost per calorie between a fast food salad and a double cheeseburger.  Then we watched a clip from the documentary Food, Inc.  Students were fully engaged and asked big questions about why healthy foods might be more expensive than less healthy alternatives, and how our work schedules and busy family demands can impact our decisions about meals.  Then we discussed the history of bean chili as a way to stretch limited food dollars into a healthy and satisfying meal for the whole family.  The chili was delicious, and the students continue to to develop meaningful tools for thinking about how and what to eat.

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