South Bronx Food and Film expo

South Bronx Food and Film Expo
On December 5, I attend the South Bronx Food and Film Expo at The Point- where community and creativity connect. I started the morning off by registering for the event, and walking around the lobby that was set up like an expo. The expo consisted of different organizations based in the South Bronx marketing their work in the community. Each organization provided useful pamphlets and photos of events they have conducted prior to that day. The organizations were dedicated to promoting healthy eating by locally growing fruits and vegetables for their community.
After walking around the expo I entered into theresp film screamscreening room where we watched several films that promoted healthier eating habits. The two main films that were viewed were “What’s on your plate” and Fresh”. The film that stood out to me the most was “What’s on Your Plate.”
“What’s on your plate” showed the journey of two 11 year old New York City Public school girls trying to discover where the food on their plate comes from and difference between food on the farm and food in their city. They were also trying to figure out what’s healthy to eat and what is not healthy to eat. The girls began their journey on a family trip in Ohio, where they went to a farm with their parents and tried some locally grown produce. That was what sparked their interest in their journey. When they arrived back in the Big Apple they began their endeavor on researching where the produce in their city comes from. From their research they found that produce was sold all over the US with an abundance being sold right in their home state. Their endeavor consisted of interviewing several people in and around theresp community. The people in the community were able to provide them with answers to their great questions.
The girls’ science teacher stood out to me in this film. He did such an amazing job explaining to the students what calories are. He did this by giving groups of students different foods to light on fire with his supervision. What the students found from this activity is the longer it takes for the food to fully burn, the more nutrients and energy it provides to use. The less time it takes to burn the more empty calories it has.
Based on these girls’ admirable work there is a curriculum for teachers to use in their classroom. This curriculum can be food on the internet at www.whatsonyourplateproject.org . A curriculum like this could by useful and interesting to teach our students about the concept of healthy eating and we are what we eat.