Healthy Food Game

Topic
- Health
Learning skills
- Creative thinking
- Communication & expression
- Body awareness
Activity type
- Group discussion
Materials
- Basic
- Self-made
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
5 - 15 minutes
+5 players
Easy
Calm
Small (office, pavement)

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Everything you need to play this game

Panel 1: Food images with sliders or flaps (showing the correct color code underneath).
Panel 2: A large “pizza” board divided into green, orange, and red sections.
A timer
Optional: stickers or small tokens to keep score.

Make it yourself

Step 1

Food squares

Prepare cards with food images. Attach sliders on the back to show the health category when moved.

Step 2

Create the pizza board

Draw a pizza on a piece of cardboard, dividing it into three sections (green, orange, red)

Good job!

A step-by-step guide to play the game

All food cards on Panel 1 are visible. The group goes through each food item one by one.

The instructor asks: “What do you think — is this healthy, average, or unhealthy?” Children vote using thumbs up, middle, or down — or by naming the color (green, orange, red). The instructor then opens the slider to reveal the correct answer. The foods are closed again, turning this part into a memory challenge for later rounds.

On the other side of the board, there’s a large pizza divided into three color zones: green, orange, red.

Each team receives 15 ingredient cards (foods).

They have 1 minute to place 10 ingredients on the correct color zone according to their health value.

After one minute, check the answers.

Each correct placement = 1 point.

The team with the most points wins!

After the game, talk with the kids about:

What foods they usually eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Which foods are healthy or less healthy.
What an “ideal meal” could look like and why.

Extra game information

You can adapt the discussion depending on age:

Ages 5–6: simple naming of foods and habits (“What do you eat for breakfast?”).
Ages 9–13: more in-depth conversation about nutrients and balanced meals.

For a street-friendly version, use laminated food cards and chalk-drawn colored circles on the ground instead of boards.

Let kids invent new foods or create “fantasy pizzas” that mix healthy and funny ingredients.

Encourage kids to share meals from their culture — it’s a great way to compare traditions and discover diversity.

This game concept was developed during an open StreetwiZe leadership expedition in a refugee center in Pelt, Belgium.

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