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Dietary Rules
Healthy eating habits is the focus of this resource. Learners discuss fat and cholesterol, caloric needs, and the importance of exercise. There is a worksheet and a handout of dietary guidelines to supplement the information provided.
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Good Health from the Ground Up
Students examine healthy food choices and the benefits of growing their own food for consumption. They read the story "Favorite Things" and illustrate 5 favorite things. Students discuss types of foods that are healthy choices and why it...
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Dietary Supplements and the Chemistry of Life
Learners study the effects of dietary supplements on bodily functions. In this health lesson students calculate their caloric needs and research dietary supplements.
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À Votre Sant?: A French-Language Unit on Nutrition
Students discover the basic nutritional information for different foods. In this nutrition lesson students classify items, identify what a balanced diet is and determine what recipes are healthy.
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Testing for Vitamin C in Different Drinks and Foods
Young scholars examine the importance of vitamin c in their diets and the sources that it comes from. In this vitamin instructional activity students complete hands on activities, interpret data and make a bar graph.
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Health, Health, Hurrah!
Third graders explain the importance of eating healthy food. In this health science lesson, 3rd graders construct a balanced menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They create a collage about it and share it with the class.
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5 A Day The Color Way
Learners explore the ways they can incorporate fruits and vegetables into their diets. In this health lesson students and parents list health benefits of more fruits and vegetables in their diets and complete a handout.
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Dietary Guidelines
Students study the dietary guidelines and what they do. In this healthy eating instructional activity students study nutrition labels and calorie needs.
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Dietary Fiber
Students examine the different types of fiber and their benefits. In this investigative lesson students find good sources of fiber in different foods.
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What's Cookin'?
Students examine their eating habits. In this nutrition lesson, students will journal their eating habits over a period of three days. They will use a diet analysis web page to determine the nutritional factors of their eating habits.
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Diabetes: Grades 3-5
Young scholars investigate personal health by researching healthy eating on the Internet. In this childhood disease lesson, students discuss diabetes, the causes, and ways it can be prevented. Young scholars complete worksheets based on...
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Importance of Rice
Third graders explore the importance of rice in our world. In this rice farming lesson, 3rd graders discover how much rice we use on a daily basis. Students also discover myths from other cultures about rice. Students color code a map of...
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Can Diet and Exercise Help?
Students research information on diabetes. In this health and or language arts lesson, students develop Power Point presentations to demonstrate how life style choices affect the risk of developing diabetes. This is a great activity...
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Mystery Fruits and Vegetables: Why They Are Important to Us
Students discover the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this health activity, students participate in a guessing game, trying to identify fruits and vegetables without seeing them. Students discuss the importance of a well...
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Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds
Students read a story called Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. For this current event Lose a Million Pounds lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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I Smell Turkey!
For this reading and coloring worksheet, students investigate reading about yummy foods at Thanksgiving by making a 7 page book. Students read each page which features a different food on the Thanksgiving table. Students write in their...
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Put a Rainbow on Your Plate
In this nutrition worksheet, students investigate the importance of eating fruits and vegetables of different colors 5 times a day. Students complete 8 pages of activities such as menu planning, shopping lists, word search, word...
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Fruit Shopping
In this nutrition worksheet, learners learn to recognize and count out fruit on a pretend shopping trip. Students color 5 different fruits the appropriate colors and count out and glue the fruit in the paper bag according to what is on...
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Food Comparison PDF
In this health worksheet, students are led through lessons to become familiar with the dietary recommendations of the government.
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Strategies for Success
Learners share opinions about common bad habits, read about behavior economics by reading and discussing article "Your Plate Is Bigger Than Your Stomach," identify goals and strategies designed to improve negative behaviors, and test...
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Fit With Fiber
Sixth graders investigate the nutritional value of different types of cereal. They take a survey of students that ate breakfast and create a circle graph with the results. Students examine the nutritional information on the sides of the...
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Balanced Diet
Second graders investigate the concept of a balanced diet and how the food pyramid is organized. They conduct research using the links included in the instructional activity. They differentiate the parts of the pyramid while looking at...
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Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines
Young scholars examine Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines. They look at samples of serving sizes, sort different foods into their correct groups, complete worksheets to discover which types of foods they eat regularly, and...
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Food and Your Body -- How to Maintain a Healthy Diet
Students examine the different food groups on the food pyramid. In groups, they discover the proper amount to eat from each food group and how to prepare healthy meals. They keep a food journal and calculate the amount of calories they...