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Interactive Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in the game, "Talking Food Pyramid." For this nutrition lesson, students recognize the organization of foods in to five groups. Students conclude by physically classifying a selection of foods in two groups.
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Obesity: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What is obesity and what are some steps that can help? Investigate obesity by having your class read and discuss articles about obesity. Students gain knowledge about body mass index, the food pyramid, being overweight and dieting. They...
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Does Your Diet Stack Up?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students review the food pyramid and construct a list of what they eat. Students review the nutritional value of their food list and brainstorm ways to improve their diet.
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What is a Balanced Menu?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a menu following food pyramid guidelines. In this nutrition lesson, students plan a menu by finding magazine pictures from each food pyramid group. Next, students create a menu for an entire day.
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Energy Flow in the Garden

For Teachers 4th
How can you tell what an owl has eaten? Study the food chain and flow of energy in an ecosystem by dissecting an owl pellet and noting the bones found inside. Additionally, the lesson includes a game about consumers and producers with a...
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Food Guide Pyramid: rice

For Teachers 1st
First graders study and answer questions about the food guide pyramid and find the rice in the pyramid. In this food pyramid lesson plan, 1st graders test their families on their knowledge of the pyramid by asking the given questions.
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Smart Snacking Ideas

For Teachers Higher Ed
Educate parents on obesity prevention using these discussion points, specifically geared toward families of preschoolers. You will need to add to this, as it is mostly an outline of topics and objectives.  Concepts include healthy...
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The ABC's of Breakfast

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the food group of various culturally diverse breakfast foods and discuss the importance of eating a healthy, well-balanced breakfast every morning. They then try different foods that begin with the letter A, B and C and...
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research a food pyramid website and research a healthy diet.  In this food pyramid lesson, 3rd graders complete a puzzle based on the research they've completed and create a healthy main course menu.
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Tastes Great-- Is It Good for You?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students use the food guide pyramid established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to evaluate the nutritional value of their favorite foods.
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Media Smarts

Packaging Tricks

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th Standards
As part of their study of how advertisers use various techniques to influence consumers, kids examine the design, the promotions, and the product placement in the packaging of their favorite foods. 
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Key Ingredients: America by Food

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students participate in a series of activities to explore the types of food Americans eat, how food choices differ in various parts of the country, and how the availability of various foods has changed over time.
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Key Ingredients: America By Food

For Teachers 4th - 12th
In this set of five lessons, students analyze the important of food traditions, identity, and history. Students analyze how food traditions contribute to family identity, investigate family food traditions through interviews, and compare...
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Food Guide Pyramid - TV and Peers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify foods that belong in each group on the food guide pyramid. They discuss how TV and peers may negatively influence eating habits.
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Healthy Foods Help Me Grow

For Teachers K
Students reconize how to choose healthy food and about why they need to eat healthy.
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Steps to a Healthier You

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the food pyramid. In this dietary health lesson plan, students examine the food pyramid on the MyPyramid.gov website and discuss healthy eating strategies. There are various links to websites in this lesson plan.
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Goal Setting

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students understand how they can incorporate dietary guidelines in their daily life.  In this investigative instructional activity students set dietary goals and incorporate an activity to learn how to create a new seed variety while...
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Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify healthy food choices. In this nutrition lesson plan, students review the food pyramid and write down their favorite food on a post-it note. Students create a bar graph of favorite foods using the post-it notes.
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The Food Guide Pyramid - Daily Food Journals

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the Food Guide Pyramid, then keep daily food journals. They evaluate their current nutritional habits and create plans for developing healthier eating habits.
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WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine different food groups and identify the daily amounts of each that are necessary for healthy eating.  In this food pyramid lesson students evaluate their own diets and see how they can eat more nutritiously. 
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Food Webs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students recognize interdependence in a food web by using yarn and notecards to create a food web and discussing what would happen if one of the organisms from a certain trophic level is removed.
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Menu for an Athlete

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Football, basketball, softball. What do these sports have in common? Athletes. Young scholars learn about and discuss the food pyramind, especially grains, with the thought that they will be planning a pre-competition meal and snack for...
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Nutrition

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate nutrition and nutrients. In this nutrition or diet lesson, groups of students create a poster, commercial, or skit about a nutriet which will be presented or performed to the rest of the class after...
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Food and Your Body -- How to Maintain a Healthy Diet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...

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