In this whiteboard activity by SMART, children become familiar with the Food Pyramid. They categorize foods by brainstorming and using pictures. Children learn about various factors that affect individual food choices, and they apply...

During this healthy foods lesson, students will sort foods into "healthy" and "unhealthy" categories.Students with then keep a food journal and reflect about their food choices.

Students learn about the unique challenges astronauts face while eating in outer space. They explore different food choices and food packaging. Students learn about the engineering design process, and then, as NASA engineering teams,...

This downloadable teaching resource for Grades 2-3 has lessons on healthy eating designed to encourage children to eat more vegetables. Learners explore their own and others' food preferences and learn about food groups.

This lesson focuses on how to read nutrition and ingredient labels. A quiz is provided at the end of the slideshow.

Article reports on some interesting strategies that schools and restaurants are using to help raise awareness and combat food waste. Includes video.

This interactive game has kids try to create a well-balanced, nutritious lunch. After selecting five foods, kids find out how they did. They learn what nutrients each healthy food choice provided and what was wrong with the poor food...

Read about the building blocks of food and how to read food labels to make better choices about what you eat.

Understand how can you make the most healthy decisions.

Use this site to learn what kinds of snacks you should eat when you're hungry in between meals. Read about eating healthy snacks and avoiding junk food. This article is organized into the following sections: "In the Mood for Food," "The...

Students explore why some foods are healthy and others unhealthy, they outline the process our body uses to break down foods into forms it can use, and they explain the role nutrition can play in managing diseases, including diabetes.

Support healthy eating by using these resources in the classroom. The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge was a nationwide recipe contest for kids ages 8-12 that promotes cooking and healthy eating. Winners attended a "State Dinner" at the White...

This resource presents guidelines to follow to help you make healthy food choices and get the nutrients from fruits and vegetables that your body needs.

[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.

In this fun game, kids get to pick a new food at the grocery store, taste it, and rate it like a food critic.

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!