Food Helps Our Bodies!

Meal Challenge :

Food helps our bodies by providing us with energy! Serve a meal tonight that uses one of the greatest sources of energy for people around the world. The most common sources are rice, corn and wheat.

Fun Food Facts:

• There are 50,000 edible plants in the world.
• Broccoli has more protein than steak!

Opening Activity

Look at the food that’s on your plate. Without being wasteful, can you rearrange it so it looks like a face or a person?

God has given us so many amazing gifts!

Ask: What is one thing you are happy God has given us?

Of all the gifts God gives us, food is one of the most amazing! We all have favourite foods that God knew we would just love. God even gives the birds and forest animals food to eat! He cares for all His creation.

This week we’ll be talking all about the reasons why food is such a great gift from God. Today, we’ll explore the fact that food helps our bodies have energy and grow healthy and strong!

Ask: What do you love to do when you have lots and lots of energy?

That’s right — we can all do many things! Some of us can run fast, jump high, dance or kick a soccer ball. Others can sing, play video games, draw or make crafts! And all of us can use our bodies in ways that help others.

If we were sunflowers or apple trees, we could grow and do what we were made to do without food. But God created us to get our energy from the food we eat! We need food, and many foods need people so that they can grow!

Every food has different things that help our body – like protein, vitamins, fats and sugars for energy. Sometimes people say, “you are what you eat!” and it’s true — when we eat a variety of healthy foods, our bodies stay healthy and can do the wonderful things God made them to do!

Discussion Questions

1. Thumbs up or thumbs down: What if God made people to only need to eat once a month? Would you like that?
2. Why do you think God made us to need food?
3. What do our Bible verses today tell us about where our ability to do amazing things comes from?
4. What are some of your favourite foods? How do you think this food helps your body?

Prayer

God, thank You for making our bodies! Thank You that our bodies are good and that they are each different but all amazing. You made our bodies to turn delicious food into energy so that we can do so many things like create, imagine, learn and love others. Please help us to remember that all these good gifts are from You. Amen.