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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition: Guidelines for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the dietary recommendations for babies, children and teens. Topics include the benefits of breastfeeding, calorie recommendations by age, and suggestions for a balanced diet.
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Whole Grains Council: Los Granos Enteros Y Una Dieta Balanceada Y Saludable

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content. Gives us a look in Spanish at the basic elements of a balanced diet with whole grains as a basis.
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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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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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Curated OER

Kids Health: Delayed Puberty

For Students 6th - 8th
The changes that an adolescent goes through can be intimidating or unexpected. What can be worse though is watching peers change as your body still appears like a child. This article confronts this feeling and provides support for those...
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Read Works

Read Works: Junk Food Battles

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of eating nutritious foods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Story md.com: Wellness and Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
How can you stop yourself from making unhealthy decisions or acquiring bad habits? In a world of increased portions sizes and highly processed convenience foods, it isn't as simple as knowing what is and isn't good for you.
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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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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Vitamins and Their Deficiencies

For Students 4th - 6th
Features a chart of vitamins and their sources and discusses why vitamins are important for our health.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Food Groups

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a basic lesson introducing food groups along with healthy choices having to due with nutrition.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Dining Decisions

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: Health and Nutrition Information for Educators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find sets of lesson plans for children grades one through six about the healthy food choices. Includes posters, worksheets, and coloring pages.