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Nutrition: Banquet for the Bunch!

For Teachers K
Pupils define nutritiion and diet by exploring the food pyramid. They examine the food of different cultures. After listening to a story about the pyramid, they draw pictures of their breakfasts. Students examine magazine photos that...
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Nutrition and Body Image

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students study nutrition and how to maintain a healthy diet.  In this adolescent nutrition instructional activity students complete several activities that allow them to see different nutrition scenarios.
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WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine different food groups and identify the daily amounts of each that are necessary for healthy eating.  In this food pyramid lesson students evaluate their own diets and see how they can eat more nutritiously. 
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Make Half Your Grains Whole

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the benefits of eating whole grains. In this adult health lesson, students compare samples of whole grain food products. They recommend ways on how to incorporate whole grains in their family diet.
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Menu for an Athlete

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Football, basketball, softball. What do these sports have in common? Athletes. Young scholars learn about and discuss the food pyramind, especially grains, with the thought that they will be planning a pre-competition meal and snack for...
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Mathematics & Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars apply math to calculate fat and calories in the food they eat. They examine food package information to become aware of the ingredients and to learn about healthy life styles. They work in groups to create crazy meals...
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Three Healthful Meals: A Practical Food-Guide-Pyramid Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students activate their knowledge of the food guide pyramid and the basic food groups in order to plan nutritious meals. They collect a handful of food images from magazines and glue them to the appropriate plates.
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Food Choices The Pyramid Way

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop skills in making nutritionally-sound food choices. Keeping a food diary, they analyze their food intake using the food pyramid as a guide. Students identify and explain the relationship of nutrition to personal health...
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Dietary Rules

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Healthy eating habits is the focus of this resource. Learners discuss fat and cholesterol, caloric needs, and the importance of exercise. There is a worksheet and a handout of dietary guidelines to supplement the information provided.
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Diet and Nutrition

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students figure out the nutritional values of foods to explain the nature of a healthy diet by looking at fast food nutrition pamphlets and calculating the values of foods then comparing them to the food pyramid.
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Nine Months in Six Weeks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student study possible effects the mother's nutritional habits will have on her baby. They see how important it is to eat right and examine a regular diet for a pregnant woman or one for a woman with diabetes or other physical problems.
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Staying Healthy

For Students 6th - 10th
In this nutrition worksheets, students solve 6 word scrambles, 4 riddles, and complete 2 word puzzles about diet and nutrition.
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Fruits and Vegetables are our Friends

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students find the words related to having a healthy diet of fruit and vegetables. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Let's Go Shopping!

For Students K - 1st
In this nutrition learning exercise, students investigate the need for a balanced healthy diet by making a shopping list. Students cut out 24 grocery items. Students paste desired items in the grocery cart and color all the pictures.
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Meet Your Meat

For Students 6th - 8th
In this diet worksheet, middle schoolers read and examine meat products and record various facts that include production, consumption, and sale of meats.
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The Tween Scene

For Students 6th - 8th
In this diet activity, students examine the dietary requirements for young teenagers and compare it to the allowances for children or adults.
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Fruits and Veggies More Matters: Teen Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the importance of increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption. In this healthy diet activity, students study the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables based on their age, sex, and activity level. Students list...
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Choose Your Vegetables

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explain the importance of incorporating vegetables in their diet. In this adult health instructional activity, students identify common and uncommon vegetables in their area. They discuss ways to prepare and store them for...
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5 A Day

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine their family's fruits and vegetables intake. In this adult health lesson, students share how they prepare certain vegetables. They explain why it's important to eat a healthy diet.
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Cooking with WIC Foods

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share ideas about how they use their WIC foods. In this adult health instructional activity, students discuss benefits of eating a healthy diet. They create recipes using WIC food supplies.
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Are We Eating a Healthy Diet?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this diet and health worksheet, learners fill in a tally sheet of food groups that they have eaten. They total the tallies to determine whether they are eating a healthy diet.
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Obesity: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What is obesity and what are some steps that can help? Investigate obesity by having your class read and discuss articles about obesity. Students gain knowledge about body mass index, the food pyramid, being overweight and dieting. They...
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Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners examine the food pyramid. For this healthy diet lesson, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Learners find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students plan healthy means and...
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research a food pyramid website and research a healthy diet.  In this food pyramid lesson plan, 3rd graders complete a puzzle based on the research they've completed and create a healthy main course menu.

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