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PBS

Pbs: Fizzy's Lunch Lab: Fizzy's Balance Bots

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Choose healthy foods to balance the robots' diets for this food pyramid game.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Food Foldable

For Teachers K - 1st
During this lesson, students will listen to a poem about a balanced diet and create a foldable. In each section of the foldable, students will include information about a different food group and will use this creation as a study guide.
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Activity
Other

Dieticians of Canada: Assess Yourself

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about your diet, BMI, and more with this resource from the Dieticians of Canada.
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Article
Other

Vegetarian Resource Group: Heart Healthy Diets

For Students 9th - 10th
Read tips for eating a well-balanced vegetarian diet, one low in fat and cholesterol and high in nutritional value.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: En Espanol

For Students 9th - 10th
The Spanish-language version of the U.S. government's online nutrition guide Choose My Plate makes it possible for Spanish speakers to access information about eating a nutritious diet and staying physically active.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Choosing Healthy Foods

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Foods such as whole grain breads, fresh fruits, and fish provide nutrients you need for good health. But different foods give you different types of nutrients. You...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.15 Balanced Eating

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand how can you make the most healthy decisions.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Importance of Health and Hygiene

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explains the difference between health and hygiene. Discusses the five components of food and the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. Also, provides steps to maintain good hygiene.
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Website
Other

American Institute for Cancer Research: The New American Plate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet to lower your risk of cancer. Resources include meal ideas, recipes, a serving size finder, and simple but effective graphics that tell the story of portion size and what it means on your...
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Lesson Plan
The Balanced Literacy Diet

The Balanced Literacy Diet: Interactive Story Retelling

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
The goal of Interactive Story Retelling: Encouraging Retelling with Picture Supports is to build early comprehension skills and promote oral expression by having learners sequence the events in a story using pictures and then retell the...
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Interactive
Other

Pacific Science Center: Nutrition Sleuth Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you figure out the missing nutrient in each person's diet? Guess the correct letters of the missing nutrient in this hangman style game!
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Website
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Heart Health and Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple guide from The Franklin Institute to keeping your heart healthy through proper exercise, a varied diet, and a clean lifestyle. Here, read about how to exercise and eat to avoid heart disease.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Staying Healthy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
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Website
Other

Nutrition.gov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive resource for information pertaining to health, nutrition and well being. Explore this site to learn more about food safety, food facts, health management and more.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the USDA's dietary guidelines. Also, an overall introduction to the guidelines and links to additional information about nutrition.
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Article
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page article with a complete overview of the importance of good nutrition in reducing your risk for health problems, including facts on nutrients, vitamins, body mass, snacking tips, and ChooseMyPlate.
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Website
WebMD

Web Md: Food O Meter: Calorie Counter & Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Help stick to a healthy diet by using the calorie counter to tell you the number of calories in food that you find in your refrigerator and restaurants. This searchable database will also give your calorie count based on the number of...
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Unit Plan
Other

British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life: Dietary Fibre and Water

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of downloadable resources on the sources of dietary fiber, what it does, the benefits to human health, sources of our water intake, its role in our bodies, and fluid balance. Includes PowerPoints, reference materials, and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: You Are What You Eat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Girls and boys explore the connections between a well-balanced diet and a healthy body. Students keep a food diary, then compare their diet to the recommended daily allowance of food servings. Students use Thinkfinity websites to examine...
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British Council

British Council: Learn English: Healthy Eating

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn how to eat a healthy diet by taking this online quiz about food and food groups.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Revision Notes on the Nutrients in Food

For Students 4th - 7th
Discusses food, why we need it, and the types of nutrients that food for humans must have.
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Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Digestion

For Students 6th - 8th
A student-paced tutorial where learners read information, answer interactive review activities, and then take a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Coping With Common Period Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Having a period usually comes with numerous other changes in the way your body feels and looks. If you're curious as to whether or not what you are feeling is normal, check out this site. It also includes links to related sites.
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Handout
Harvard University

Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source: What Should I Eat?

For Students 9th - 10th
A lot of confusing and erroneous information exists regarding proper nutrition. Get the correct facts and improve your healthy eating knowledge here.

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