The Badge Archive

2011 – Eating For You

This is no longer listed on the GSUSA’s 2025 Award Log and is likely officially retiring when GSUSA announces the new badges in August.

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

Released in 2011 and is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Cadette page has information on when all badges were released.

Choose your own activities!

  • Activity List  (Not Available Yet)

Our Summary* of requirements:

  1. Do one activity to know the USDA’s MyPlate food guidance system (Eat by color for two weeks, log your food for one week, OR write a week’s worth of meals).
  2. Learn how food and water affect your skin condition AND do one activity (track your water intake for one week, make a list of 10 antioxidant-rich foods and add 4 into your diet, OR do a scavenger hunt for food that has selenium, essential fatty acids, healthy oils, and/or vitamin A AND add three into your diet).
  3. Learn about the cortisol cycle and how caffeine and sugar affect it AND do one activity about food (substitute three foods high in sugar, fat, or salt in your diet, find a list of ingredients that mean sugar without saying the word sugar AND find several items that have them, OR learn about what food additives/chemicals add to anxiety and stress AND make a plan to substitute the ones you eat).
  4. Learn how what and when you eat can affect your sleep cycle AND do one activity (make an art piece to show foods that help you sleep and those that keep you awake, track the time you eat between dinner and bed for two weeks while keeping the same sleep time, OR learn about REM and avoid drinking three hours before bed for four nights).
  5. Learn the affects blood sugar has and how eating and exercise affect it AND do one activity (poll friends/family at least 5 questions, try a healthy snack for a week to see if they help energy, OR make a chart or blog of 5 different fruits and how the fiber and vitamins help energy).

* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.

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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?

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Meeting Plans

Other Resources

  • (Not Available Yet) See the Activity List – choose your own activities!

What is a good way to earn the badge at home?

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At Home Plans

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GSUSA Information and Details

Five steps are needed to complete this badge:

  1. Know how good nutrition helps your body stay healthy
  2. Find out how what you eat affects your skin
  3. Explore how your diet affects your stress level
  4. Investigate how the food you eat affects your sleep
  5. Look at how your diet affects your energy
Official badge from Girl Scout Shop online
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  • GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders

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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

Learn about the Healthy Living Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.

Where does this go on the Uniform?

This is a Skill Based Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.

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Tia Kennard