Mindful Eating/Lessons/27

Day 27: Eating a Mindful Meal

• Watch Eating a Mindful Meal (video)

Introduction:

• Video: Eating Mindfully
• Graduation video.
• Review 7 hungers & instructions.

Title of the Activity:

• Eating Silently and Mindfully

Primary Learning Goals:

• To practice eating a meal/snack quietly, mindfully, slowly.

Primary Learning Objectives:

• Review how to eat mindfully, reviewing the seven hungers.

Workshop Plan/Procedures:

• Watch Video: Eating a mindful meal in learning circle.

Materials Needed:

• Slices of watermelon, celery, chocolate chip cookies, Doritos, cups of water, buffet style serving, napkins, camera for blogging,

Literature:

• Eating Mindfully (Book), by Susan Albers

Extensions and Explorations (Blog/Homework):

• Practice eating mindfully everyday at home for a week.
•  What did you like best about Summer Dreamers this year and Mindful Eating?
•  What could be improved about our class called Mindful Eating?

Open Ended Questions:

• What did you think of the camp?
• How have your eating habits changed?

Assessment and evaluation of learning:

• Blog reflections:
  • Write five sentences (or more) as a reflection on today's learning.
    • How much did the students blog about the process?
    • How many words on the topic were written?
• Rate this session on a 10-point scale
  • Students rate content, from 1 (worst) to 10 (best):
  • Campers rate fun, from 1 (worst) to 10 (best):
  • Campers rate usefulness, from 1 (worst) to 10 (best):

Resources:

• Savor (Book) by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung

Nutritional Bite

• Fruits are high in Vitamin C, which helps heal cuts and wounds and keeps your teeth and gums healthy.

Mindful Bit:

• The less you eat, the more flavor. The more you eat, the less flavor. Chinese Proverb
•  Mindfulness is the best seasoning.

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