Online game teaches healthy eating
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B.C. students are encouraged to pick up some healthy eating tips while playing video games, with Titanium Chef.
The free, web-based game is designed to engage students in Grades 6 to 8 in learning how to make healthy food choices. Students play the role of a “ChefBot” and compete to become the Titanium Chef. Along the way, they learn about Canada’s Food Guide and how to make healthy meals that provide the daily recommended servings of each of the four food groups.
Developed by registered dietitians at the B.C. Dairy Foundation in collaboration with design studio mod7, Titanium Chef can be played in English or French.
“The idea for Titanium Chef came from research and our own observations that show students today respond positively to interactive learning,” said Kenton Delisle, a lead nutrition educator with BCDF. “We tried to create something that will appeal from both an educational and entertainment perspective and will complement more traditional methods of nutrition education.”
Recent studies have shown that more than 60 per cent of B.C. students are not getting their recommended servings of vegetables and fruit or milk and alternatives; 50 per cent of students are not eating breakfast on a regular basis.
“Teachers will find it easier to teach nutrition education to students through a medium they enjoy,” said Delisle, adding that Titanium Chef is also available outside of the classroom to encourage students to continue their learning from home.
For more information, go to the website at www.titaniumchef.ca
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