BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Raw vs. Processed Food
In this lesson young scholars will gain an understanding of what "processed" means. They will also distinguish between natural and processed foods, and learn about sources of some foods.
Other
British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life (11 14): Energy and Nutrients
Students learn about the energy and nutrient requirements of humans in this comprehensive tutorial. They will look at dietary sources of energy, what the human body needs, changes in those needs during life's stages, the energy required...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Effects of Food Regulation in the Progressive Era
In this activity, students will see and read about the differences in food manufacturing practices before and after the new food laws passed in 1906: the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda: The Nutrition Facts Label
This colorful printable gives you a quick look at the key information you can find on the Nutrition Facts label.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nutrition Facts Labels
This lesson focuses on how to read nutrition and ingredient labels. A quiz is provided at the end of the slideshow.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Importance of Echinoderms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Echinoderms are important for the ecosystem. They are also a source of food and medicine for humans. Learn more about the importance of echinoderms in this learning...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Feed the Hungry With Food Stamp Programs
This collection uses primary sources to the history of food stamp programs.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Carbohydrates
What foods provide carbohydrates? Find out sources of carbs and what happens when humans consume too many or to few.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin B9 Folic Acid
Discover the difference between folate and folic acid and understand sources of the essential vitamin. Find the troubles which arise when people are deficient in vitamin B9.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Copper
Find sources of and benefits to consuming copper. What happens when a body is deficient or has too much copper in it?
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Molybdenum
An essential mineral, this entry introduces the value and sources of molybdenum and lists what happens when a body is deficient or has too much of it.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin C
Identify the benefits of adding vitamin c to the daily diet and discover plentiful sources of it. Recognize symptoms of a vitamin c deficiency.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Chromium
Find the importance to ensuring daily diets contain this essential mineral. Recognize sources of chromium and symptoms of deficiency or excess.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Magnesium
Check out the benefits and sources of magnesium for the body. What are the symptoms of too much or too little of the mineral?
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Potassium
Take a look at the dietary benefits of consuming potassium and identify sources of the mineral. Find out how to recognize deficiencies or when there is too much potassium in the body.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Sodium
Don't completely hold that salt! Sodium provides benefits to the human body. Find out sources of sodium and what happens when we aren't getting the right amount of the mineral.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin A
Benefits and sources of vitamin A are presented in this entry. Find out what happens with too much or too little of the vitamin.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin B1 Thiamine
Critical to metabolism, thiamine provides benefits to the human body. Find sources of vitamin B1 and identify symptoms of consuming too much or too little of it.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin B5 Pantothenic Acid
Discover the health benefits and sources of vitamin B5. What happens with a deficiency or excess of the pantothenic acid in the body?
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin B7 Biotin
Discover the health benefits and sources of biotin. Recognize symptoms of deficiency or excess of the B vitamin.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin K
Recognize the health benefits and sources of Vitamin K. Discover the symptoms of those deficient or in excess of this important vitamin.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin D
Identify sources of vitamin D and why it is does a body good. Know symptoms of being deficient in or excess of too much of the vitamin.
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British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life: Dietary Fibre and Water
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...
National Institutes of Health
Office of Dietary Supplements: Vitamin a and Carotenoids
This fact sheet on vitamin A answers questions such as "What foods provide vitamin A?" and "When can vitamin A deficiency occur?" Learn how vitamin A, though a necessary for health, can hurt the human body when overconsumed. Tables...