A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how spiders choose to eat a balanced diet. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.

The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.

Choose healthy foods to balance the robots' diets for this food pyramid game.

Learn about your diet, BMI, and more with this resource from the Dieticians of Canada.

The Spanish-language version of the U.S. government's online nutrition guide Choose My Plate makes it possible for Spanish speakers to access information about eating a nutritious diet and staying physically active.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Foods such as whole grain breads, fresh fruits, and fish provide nutrients you need for good health. But different foods give you different types of nutrients. You...

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...

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!

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.

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.

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.

Description of the USDA's dietary guidelines. Also, an overall introduction to the guidelines and links to additional information about nutrition.

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...

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...

Girls and boys explore the connections between a well-balanced diet and a healthy body. Learners keep a food diary, then compare their diet to the recommended daily allowance of food servings. Students use Thinkfinity websites to examine...

Learn how to eat a healthy diet by taking this online quiz about food and food groups.

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.

Spanish content. Gives us a look in Spanish at the basic elements of a balanced diet with whole grains as a basis.

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.

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...

Find sets of lesson plans for children grades one through six about the healthy food choices. Includes posters, worksheets, and coloring pages.

[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.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses food groups, balanced diets, healthy teeth choices, types of teeth humans have, tooth decay and energy.