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Theme: Health
Country: Guatemala

How healthy is the food you eat?
Even if you like to have the odd creamy dessert or bar of chocolate, the chances are you eat a well balanced diet - or choose not to! The importance of a varied and healthy diet is generally known and understood in the Uk and Ireland.
But this is not the case for people who live in countries where access to a nutritious diet is limited. Environmental disasters may have caused crops to fail, or families may simply be unable to afford a variety of foods.
This month, our assembly looks at the difference a healthy diet has made to the lives of a community in Guatemala. We follow the story of Johanna and find out about the sort of foods that her family eat.
Age: 7-11
Subject areas: Geography









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