ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English MINDFULNESS FOR KIDS ???????? Mindful Eating ???????? Mindfulness Techniques
Hi there! Have you ever heard of mindful eating? It’s a fun way to eat by paying full attention to your food without any distractions. Today, we’re going to learn how to do it together!
First, find a comfy spot at the table and sit up straight. It’s best to eat at the table without any distractions like TV or toys. You’ll need a couple of pieces of fruit. I’m using a banana and an apple for this activity.
Close your eyes for a moment. Take a deep breath in through your nose and slowly breathe out through your mouth. Do it again: breathe in and breathe out. Awesome! Now open your eyes.
Before you start eating, ask yourself, “Am I hungry?” If you are, it’s important to notice when you start feeling full too. This helps you understand your body’s signals.
Let’s pretend we’re scientists studying our fruit. Look closely at the first fruit. What shape and colors do you see? Now look at the second fruit. How is it different? How is it the same?
Now, touch the first fruit. Is it smooth or bumpy? What shape does it have? Do the same with the second fruit. How does it feel? Compare the two fruits. What do you notice?
Bring the first fruit to your nose and take a deep breath. What does it smell like? Is it a strong smell? Now do the same with the second fruit. How does it smell? Is it different from the first one?
Take a small bite of the first fruit and chew it slowly. Is it crunchy or soft? Is it juicy? Now swallow and look at the inside of the fruit. Is it the same color as the outside?
Now try the second fruit. Chew it slowly and think about its texture and temperature. How is it different from the first fruit? Take a few more bites of each fruit and notice the flavors. Are they sweet, salty, or sour? Can you taste the different flavors?
Keep eating slowly and enjoy each bite. Take your time and think about how the food tastes and feels.
After eating, think about how you felt. Was it different from other times you’ve eaten these fruits? Did you enjoy them more? Remember, practicing mindful eating helps us listen to our bodies and enjoy our food more. Try it with different foods!
We’ve learned a lot today! There are many more fun things to discover. Check out more videos on the Smile and Learn educational channel to keep learning and having fun!
Fruit Detective Journal: Create a “Fruit Detective Journal” where you can draw and write about the fruits you eat mindfully. Each time you try a new fruit, draw its picture, describe its color, shape, and texture, and write down how it smells and tastes. Share your journal with your family or friends and see if they notice the same things!
Mindful Eating Picnic: Organize a small picnic with your family or friends. Choose a variety of fruits and other snacks. Before eating, take turns describing the food using your senses—what you see, feel, smell, and taste. Discuss how eating mindfully makes the picnic more enjoyable and how it helps you notice different flavors and textures.
Mindful Eating Challenge: For one week, try to eat one meal a day mindfully. Each day, focus on a different aspect of mindful eating, like noticing when you’re hungry, paying attention to the texture, or savoring the flavors. At the end of the week, talk about what you learned and how it changed your eating experience.
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Welcome to Smile and Learn! Do you know what mindful or conscious eating is? Mindful eating means giving our full attention to the process of eating without distractions or thinking about the past or the future. Today, we’re going to put it into practice.
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Before you start, sit down at the table in a comfortable position. Make sure your back is straight. It’s important to try to always eat at the table and have no distractions. You will need a couple of pieces of fruit. I’m going to practice my mindful eating with a banana and an apple.
Once you’re comfortable, close your eyes for a moment. Take a deep breath in through your nose and slowly breathe out through your mouth. Repeat that: breathe in and breathe out. Great! Now you can open your eyes.
A key part of mindful eating is to start by asking, “Am I hungry?” If the answer is yes, it’s very important to learn to feel when you are full too. To do this, you must pay close attention to how you are eating.
Now, let’s pretend we are scientists. Are you ready? Start by looking at the first fruit. Observe its shape and colors. What does it look like? What shape does it have? Do the same with the other fruit. What does it look like? Are its colors different from the other one? What shape does it have?
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Carefully look at the fruit. The next step is to touch the different fruits. Let’s start with the first one. What is its texture like? Is it bumpy or smooth? What shape does it have? Let’s move on to the second one. What texture does it have? Is it similar to the other one? How are the two fruits different? How are they similar?
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The next step is to smell the food. Bring the first fruit up to your nose and take a deep breath in. What does it smell like? Does it have a strong smell? Take your time. When you are done, pick up the second fruit and repeat the same process. What does it smell like? Is it a familiar smell? Is it different from the smell of the first fruit?
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Now it’s time to taste. Start very slowly. Begin with the first fruit. Take a small bite and chew it slowly. Is it crunchy or soft? Is it juicy? Is it hot or cold? Finally, swallow. Once you swallow, look at the inside of the fruit. What is it like? Is it the same color as the outside?
Now take a bite of the second fruit. Chew it very slowly and think about these questions: What texture does it have? How hot or cold is it? How is it different from the other fruit? Finally, swallow. Take a couple more bites of each fruit and chew them many times very slowly. Feel the taste. What do they taste like? Sweet, salty, maybe sour? Can you taste the different flavors?
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Keep eating calmly. Take as much time as you need.
After eating, think about how you felt. Was it different from other times you’ve eaten those foods? Did you enjoy them differently? Remember that practice makes perfect. Being mindful of the food we eat helps us learn to listen to our bodies and improve our relationship with food. It also helps us enjoy our food more, so try it again and again with different foods.
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