Curated OER
National Priorities for Hunger
In this national priorities for hunger worksheet, students assess the need in their community for food assistance, decide what needs to be done, rank the options, and determine a method for evaluating programs. This page has many...
Curated OER
Pre-K Appetizer: Lesson for Pre-Kindergarten
Students explore food choices by researching the food pyramid in class. In this healthy eating habits lesson plan, students discuss each layer of the food pyramid and identify areas they need to improve in their own lives. Students visit...
US Department of Agriculture
Fns: National School Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program aimed at providing nutritious, low cost lunches. This guide outlines what it consists of, who is eligible, and much more helpful information.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: School Lunch Gets a Makeover
President Obama signed in a law called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which provides breakfast and dinner at school. In conjunction with Michelle Obama's initiative against child obesity, this law requires schools to provide...
Curated OER
Kids Health: School Lunches
Once your children are off to school it can be difficult to monitor their levels of nutrition. This resource provides healthy alternatives to traditional lunches and recommendations of what to serve.
Read Works
Read Works: Fatty Foods Flunk Out of School
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses how junk foods are being eliminated from many school cafeterias. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
NBC
Home Packed Lunches Your Kids Will Eat
Running out of ideas for school lunches? Find a Monday through Friday list of suggestions for nutritious brown bag entrees.
NBC
Home Packed Lunches Your Kids Will Eat
Running out of ideas for school lunches? Find a Monday through Friday list of suggestions for nutritious brown bag entrees.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Health and Fitness: Health Quests: School Nutritionist
Use the given sites and worksheet to evaluate and create school lunch menus that meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.