Los Salvacomidas
Los Salvacomidas by FoodEducators sprang into action to save the world from poor eating habits and food waste! Through this educational initiative, children are empowered to choose healthy and nutritious food while they adopt zero waste measures from an early age. Discover the various aspects of the programme below⬇️
ABOUT US
It all began during the Covid pandemic. With schools closed, including their canteens, children whose only source of proper meals was their school found themselves in an unfavourable situation. Los Salvacomidas was created not only to repurpose wasted food but also to ensure that children from vulnerable communities could have a healthy lunch on their plates, even if it was from home. In just two months, we reached 3,000 families and provided 60,000 menus along with valuable learning resources.
After this success, Los Salvacomidas expanded to create a school programme full of creative and dynamic resources and challenges to promote healthy eating and sustainable values among children. To date, more than 70,000 students, 1,500 teachers, and 996 schools have benefited from the programme. We also organise exciting thematic events across Spain called Misión Salvacomidas and provide valuable resources for children and young people.
THE SCHOOL PROGRAMME
Is it Batman? Is it Superwoman? No, it is the Los Salvacomidas School Programme! Primary students between 6 and 12 years old are encouraged to learn about nutrition and sustainability through the educational resources we provide to teachers, including creative worksheets, stimulating video games, and dynamic challenges. These resources aim to boost creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and technical skills, among others.
During the programme, children become chefs to make healthy menus, detectives to read nutritional labels and identify good food options, explorers to discover recipes from around the world, and inventors to create delicious dishes from leftovers.
The School Contest
What is life without a good challenge? The School Programme also includes a School Contest to test students' knowledge of nutrition and food waste. Children must demonstrate their mastery of healthy eating and zero waste in the most creative and fun way possible. Winners will be awarded delicious prizes for the entire class.
MISIÓN SALVACOMIDAS
As good Salvacomidas, we travel around the country to combat our enemies: junk food and wasted meals. Misión Salvacomidas are thematic events, usually lasting one day, that gather children and families to spend a day exploring healthy diets and sustainable living. So far, we have visited Zaragoza, Burgos, Zarautz, Santiago de Compostela, Bilbao, Madrid, and Pamplona.
Do you want to be next? Write to us at Lossalvacomidas@eitfood.eu and tell us your plan.
LEARNING RESOURCES
At Los Salvacomidas, we believe learning about food and sustainability can be fun and rewarding. We have prepared various learning materials for children to guide them on their educational journey. They can enjoy a wealth of resources on our website, including:
- Worksheets
- Video games
- Educational videos
- Teaching units
- Dynamic activities
- Comics
- An agrifood careers test
FOODEDUCATORS
Speaking of resources, FoodEducators provides a wide variety of high-quality learning materials for teachers to implement in their classes. Formerly known as ‘Youth Mission’, FoodEducators is an EIT Food Programme committed to spreading science communication and promoting healthy and sustainable values among children and young people.
Teachers can choose from a comprehensive catalogue of agrifood topics, ranging from health and sustainability to food science and agrifood careers. Resources are also categorised by age, so teachers can select the materials best suited for their classes.
