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Cooking Light

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students study the food pyramid. In this adult health lesson, students discover ways to change their cooking habits to lessen fat content. Given different recipes, they brainstorm ways to change some of its fatty ingredients to make it...
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Calorie Countdown

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the advantages of a healthy diet and exercise plan. In this health lesson, students bring in labels of different food products and calculate the amount of calories each serving is. Students keep a food diary to keep...
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Fit or Fat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about health by creating healthy snacks, healthy menus, and recording their fat intake with certain foods. In this health lesson plan, students also focus on how exercise can help them stay healthy and loose unhealthy weight.
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A Big Issue

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the issue of childhood obesity. In this current events lesson, students explore the personal health issue as they discuss balanced diets, food diaries, and the 2012 London Olympics. Suggestions for classroom activities...
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Food Environmental Quality And Health

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars focus on the issues that students face during middle childhood. They recognize the negative effects of poor nutrition and make more informed healthy decisions. They conduct further self-analysis in regards to their...
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Risky Business worksheet

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this health worksheet, learners interview friends and family to see what risky health factors they have. Students interview 5 people about 6 risky factors each.
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Snacks

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study how healthy snacks are a better choice and the results of unhealthy snacking.  In this healthy eating lesson students examine how to choose good healthy snacks.
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What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students analyze the decision to smoke and how it is influenced by peer pressure. The discuss ways to say no to tobacco use.
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Fast Food Junkie

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study their favorite fast food meal and analyze their nutritional value.
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Hunting for Hidden Fat

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the importance of fat in the diet. They determine the difference between solid and liquid fat. They examine food labels to identify the ones that contain fat.
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The Secreat to Good Health: Eating Right and Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a seven-day record of all the foods they consume. They analyze what type of food was the most frequent in everyone's diet. They look up each food and record its daily recommended amount.