Mumbai (/mʊmˈbaɪ/; also known as Bombay,is the capital city of the state of Maharashtra.

The city is the “melting pot” wherein Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Parsis, and Christians co-exist happily under the common designation.

This glamorous city has a natural harbor.

During the middle of the 18th century, the British reshaped the city of Bombay with various engineering projects on a large scale, which was followed by the emergence of the city as a major trading town.

Mumbai is among the most well connected cities in India. Extensive rail and road network connects the city to every corner of India whereas airways connect it globally.

Digital Project: Mapping the Food Environment

Food environments have a major influence on public health and food security in a neighborhood. In this project, students will explore their food environment and create a presentation, including a map, to describe what they saw and learned.

Students can take a walk to explore the food environment or use an online map to gather information.

Digital Presentation Tool:

VoiceThread is the featured digital tool for Unit 2. Students can use this free online tool to create a narrated slideshow of their food environment. Students and teachers from all over the world to work and comment on slideshows collaboratively by adding pictures, videos and voice comments.

NOTE: Users can only have up to 5 VoiceThreads saved at a time with the free basic account.

https://voicethread.com/

Other options: Video, PowerPoint, Prezi, AdobeSpark, and even Microsoft Word could be used to create interesting presentations. Check the Digital Tools Page for links and ideas.

1. Answer the following questions about the video

1. Are supermarkets very healthy places? Why? Why not?
2. What have the supermarkets been designed for?
3. Why is the milk place in the maximum number of paces from the door?
4. What do you have to do if you want to avoid eating a lot of junk?
5. Which are the most profitable items?

QUESTIONS
1.Why shouldn’t you eat pizza?
2.Why is better to eat fruits and vegetables?
3.What are the benefits of eating fruits such as…
Orange;
Apples:
Tomatoes:
Brocoli:
Oranges:
Bananas?

Website/Video – Intermediate – What exactly is in sugary drinks? Students can read about how sugary drinks and energy drinks are advertised to teens, and what exactly they contain. (Video: 47 seconds). Please note that because different countries have different product rules, the ingredients from country to country may be different. 

Recommended pages:

Food labels contain a lot of information, but they don’t tell the whole story. Dr. Nadine Burke provides some convenient shopping tips to help us read between the lines.
Watch this video and complete the following statements:
You can’t make an informed choice if you don’t know what’s in your __________.
Read __________, read __________, read __________; those are your 1,2 and 3.
If __________ is one of the first __________ ingredidients, just put it back on the __________.
Vitamin water is supposed to be super __________, but one of the first __________ ingredients is __________.
How are ingredients listed? What’s the 1st ingredient?

Healthy Eating Plate & Healthy Eating Pyramid

The Healthy Eating Plate, created by nutrition experts at Harvard School of Public Health and editors at Harvard Health Publications, was designed to address deficiencies in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s MyPlate. The Healthy Eating Plate provides detailed guidance, in a simple format, to help people make the best eating choices.

EXTENSION
Compare the Healthy Eating Plate to your country´s dietary guidelines or compare dietary guidelines in two or morw different countries. You can find links to dietary guidelines around the world at
http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/en/

DISCUSSION
1.WHY IS FOOD ESSENTIAL TO OUR LIVES?
2.HOW ARE FOOD AND CULTURE CONNECTED?
3. WHAT ARE SOME SPECIAL FOODS YOU EAT ON HOLIDAYS OR IMPORTANT OCCASIONS?
WHAT ROLE DOES FOOD PLAY IN THESE CELEBRATIONS?
4. LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTED PARTS OF THE FOOD SYSTEM WHEEL. WHAT CLUES DO THEY GIVE US?
5.WHAT DO YOU EAT THAT FITS THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE HEALTHY PLATE?
6. WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES FOODS HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY?