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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fizzy's Lunch Lab

For Students 1st - 4th
Fizzy's Lunch Lab provides an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The Lunch Lab will provide practical and positive examples of healthy eating and regular exercise...
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Whole Grains Council: Whole Grains 101

For Students 9th - 10th
Whole grains are an important part of your diet. This article discusses the advantages of whole grains, how you can incorporate them into your meals, and there are even some recipes to try.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nutrition Tips for Grown Ups

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn tips to foster healthy behavior in children, in this guide from Arthur: "D.W. the Picky Eater."
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Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
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University of California

Ucla: Student Nutrition and Body Image Awareness Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about food, nutrition, fitness, and how to balance health and college activities. Topics included are weight, fitness, diet, nutrition, and body image. The resource consists of information on workshops, classes,...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Nutrition: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these five multiple-choice questions about nutrition. After submitting answers, students can review the material.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition Center: Sodium

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the importance of sodium in our daily diets as well as the negative effects of excess salt in a person's diet. Contains fact sheets, quizzes and slideshows.
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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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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Diet

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart reviewing the nature of diet in the context of exercise and the benefits of healthy eating when taking part in sports.
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Other

U.s. News: Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Health articles on diseases, medications, hospitals, diet and nutrition, and aging are updated daily from U.S. News & World Report.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Uncle Sam and the American Diet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, learners will closely examine two food nutrition guideline posters from the USDA to determine the government's purpose in creating such guidelines and how they have changed over time. Students will also question how...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Diet Wars: Teacher's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
With this Teacher's Guide to "Diet Wars," students will learn about the USDA food pyramid, evaluate their own food consumption, and examine their school lunch program for nutrition and health purposes. This FRONTLINE documentary examines...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Is Dieting Ok for Kids?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article addresses some of the problems associated with dieting and urges children to consider exercising to lose or maintain weight rather than eating less. Included are tips for making exercising and eating right simple and fun.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Food and Nutrition Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a wide array of nutritional information. Included are articles on food and food groups, the connection between health and food, and healthy eating choices.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Spot a Fad Diet

For Students 9th - 10th
Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet ads routinely come out claiming to have THE answer about what we should eat. So how do we distinguish what's actually...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Deal With Diets

For Students 9th - 10th
There are numerous diets advertised that claim to be healthy and effective. Which is the right one for you? This article includes dieting tips that are both safe and of benefit to your body. Links to related sites are also included.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Food and Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the five food groups that are important for a healthy diet.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Science: Health and Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Elementary to middle school students can learn from the resources here about food and nutrition. In particular is a lesson plan and worksheet on the food pyramid guidelines issued by the USDA in 2005.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Nutrition

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of nutrition. Eating the right nutrients can help make you healthy and strong.
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Whole Grains Council: How Much Is Enough?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This page from the Whole Grains Council gives guidelines on what constitutes whole grains and how to get enough in your diet.
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Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very brief article, which discusses ways in which teenagers can eat a healthy vegetarian diet. Here, read tips that will help vegetarians get the protein and nutrition they need to stay healthy.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Is Your Diet Healthy?

For Students 9th - 10th
A nutrition calculator exploring student's dietary choices by finding their total intake of calories, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, sugars, sodium, and fiber throughout the day.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Nutrition Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Nutrition. Other links are included.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition: Weight Loss or Diets

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the problems associated with fad diets and other rapid weight loss attempts including inadequate nutrition. Healthier alternatives in the form of long-term habit changes are also presented.

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