572+ ‘Food’ Writing Prompts
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Food Cultural Exchange
Write about a traditional meal/dish from your culture and its nutritional value.
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Nutrition & Me
Write about your personal relationship with nutrition and how it has shaped your life.
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The Magic Snack Box
What if you discovered a magic box inside your school snack that could give you any food you wished for?
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Survival of the Fittest
Craft a world where evolution has accelerated so profoundly that organisms can evolve their attributes within their lifetime to adapt.
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Awakening from Hibernation
Write from the perspective of an animal that goes into hibernation during winter, and its experience of waking up in spring.
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Nostalgic Flavor
Write about a meal or a particular food that takes you back to a specific moment in your past.
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The Dinosaur Chronicle
Write a story from the perspective of a Brachiosaurus living during the Jurassic period.
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Mountain Majesty
Imagine you are a mountaineer who gets trapped in a snowstorm while climbing a steep, icy peak. How do you survive the harsh conditions and return to safety?
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Lost in the Jungle
Imagine waking up one day and suddenly finding yourself alone and lost in a thick jungle. Describe your efforts to survive and find a way back to civilization.
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Talking Food Fiesta
The vegetables in your fridge start talking one day. Write a conversation between three different types of vegetables.
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Frostbitten Fear
Write a story where the main character gets lost in a snowstorm and must rely on their survival skills.
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The Writing Appetite
Write a letter to your favorite food, talking about why you like it and how you feel when you eat it.
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Dancing for Dinner
Imagine the lives of dance marathon participants during the Great Depression, an era of poverty, and desperation.
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How Many Foods I Like
Write about five different foods you like and a number-themed story about each one.
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The Best Vacation Spot
Convince your readers that your chosen vacation spot is the best destination they could go to.
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Journey of a Pizza
Write up a report explaining the process of making a pizza from scratch to table.
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The Great Migration
Narrate a great trek or migration during the prehistoric era.
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Discovery of Fire
Write a narrative on the discovery and utility of fire by prehistoric humans.
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The Prehistoric Champion
Imagine being a prehistoric creature competing for survival.
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The Global Pantry
Explore different nutritious meals from various cultures that are vital to child development.
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Bridging the Gap
Write a persuasive letter or article on the urgent attention needed for addressing child malnutrition and hunger globally.
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The Hidden Truth
Write a satirical piece about an undercover reporter who stumbles upon a secret within the overpriced, over-hyped world of avocado toast.
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Family Recipes and November
Write about a family recipe traditionally prepared in November and share the story behind it.
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The Politics of Palate
Consider a politicized food issue (like GMOs, organic farming, or food deserts) and write about your opinions and beliefs on the matter.
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Feeding the Soul
Write about a meal that not only satisfied your hunger but also deeply met an emotional need.
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A Bite Into The Future
Project your thoughts about how the future of food might look like in the next century.
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Auditory Appetites
Imagine how food might taste if you could hear it. Describe three different foods and their hypothetical sounds.
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Contemplating on Cultures
Choose a specific culture’s cuisine that you are unfamiliar with and express your thoughts and feelings on trying it for the first time.
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Enjoying Your Childhood Delights
Write about your favorite childhood delight or treat, and how it made you feel.
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Exploring Ecosystems
Choose an ecosystem and explain the relationship between the organisms inhabiting it.
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Harvest Feast
Write a descriptive piece capturing the spirit of a communal harvest feast in your town.
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Post-Apocalyptic Christmas
What if Christmas happened in a post-apocalyptic world? How would survivors celebrate it?
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Food Fight Fiasco
Write a humorous story about how a small misunderstanding led to a massive food fight at your school.
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Humble Pie Tasting Championship
Write a hilarious anecdote about a stressed out lead chef who accidentally swaps the main dish with a bizarre concoction during a prestigious culinary competition.
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Transcending Cultures Through Food
Create a research paper about a cuisine of a particular culture or country and study how it represents their history, migration, and identity.
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Escape from the Island
You’re stranded on an island. Lay out a logical plan on how to survive and eventually escape.
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The Holiday Recipe
Write about a specific holiday dish, recipe, or a meal that holds huge importance for you.
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Forgotten Feast
Imagine a traditional holiday feast from a century ago, and describe what might be on the table.
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Exploring Life in Colonial Times
Imagine you are a child during the colonial period, describe a day in your life.
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The Great Cheese War
Explore how a world war could have been sparked by a dispute over which country makes the best cheese.
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Personal Carbon Footprint
Create a diary entry for a day in your life, but also calculate and reflect on your carbon footprint for that day.
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The Food Gratitude List
List your top 5 favourite healthy foods and elaborate on why you appreciate them.
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Yearning For Vitality
Reflect on a time you felt the most physically vibrant and energetic, and explore what factors had contributed to this state.
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Fantastical Picnic
Create a narrative around a picnic where every classmate brings a dish from a different country or culture.
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Nourishing Gratitude
Describe a meal you are particularly thankful for and explore why it was special.
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The Monster’s Feast
Narrate a death scene where a monster, lurking in the shadows, ends up eating its prey in a graphically detailed account.
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Footprint Narratives
Write a personal narrative exploring the changes you could make to decrease your carbon imprint.
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Lunchroom Laughter
Explore the humorous, ridiculous, or embarrassing incidents that took place in your school canteen.
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Rainbow Challenge
Each day of the week, you wake up to find a different color has disappeared from the world. Chronicle your funny adventures dealing with these changes.
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The Joy of Easter Meal
Write a sensory-rich description of preparing and/or enjoying a traditional Easter meal.
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Life of a Squirrel
Write a story from a squirrel’s viewpoint about preparing for winter during fall.
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Harvest Celebrations
Write a journal entry about the different fall harvest celebrations around the world.
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Extraordinary Eating Adventures
Develop a short story about the most outlandishly delicious meal you’ve ever had.
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Rooted in Memory
Create a story starting with the line “Every tomato in this farm carries the flavor of nostalgia”.
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The Last Polar Bear
Write a heart-wrenching narrative through the eyes of the last polar bear in the Arctic.
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3. Super Vegetable Powers
Choose a vegetable and list all the superpowers it would give you if consumed.
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Culinary School for Taste Buds
Imagine your taste buds go to a culinary school to become experts. Write about their experience.
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Food Fight Adventure
Imagine you are involved in the largest food fight ever. Describe your experience.
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Thanksgiving from a Turkey’s Perspective
Write a story about Thanksgiving dinner from the perspective of the turkey.
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Foodie Superhero
Imagine you’re a superhero whose powers are all related to food. Write about your typical day.
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Invent a Dish
Create your own unique food and describe its taste, smell, appearance and the process to make it.
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Pretend Picnic Adventure
Describe a picnic that you would like to have, detailing all the foods you would bring.
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Travelling Taste Buds
Write a short story about a magical food that transported you to a new place when you eat it.
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Palette to Palate
Choose a piece of art and describe how you’d express its qualities in a meal.
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Edible Eras
Investigate the history of a favorite food and write a narrative about its journey.