Harvard University
Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source: What Should I Eat?
A lot of confusing and erroneous information exists regarding proper nutrition. Get the correct facts and improve your healthy eating knowledge here.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Diet
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart reviewing the nature of diet in the context of exercise and the benefits of healthy eating when taking part in sports.
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U.s. News: Health
Health articles on diseases, medications, hospitals, diet and nutrition, and aging are updated daily from U.S. News & World Report.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Uncle Sam and the American Diet
In this activity, students will closely examine two food nutrition guideline posters from the USDA to determine the government's purpose in creating such guidelines and how they have changed over time. Students will also question how...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Diet Wars: Teacher's Guide
With this Teacher's Guide to "Diet Wars," students will learn about the USDA food pyramid, evaluate their own food consumption, and examine their school lunch program for nutrition and health purposes. This FRONTLINE documentary examines...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Is Dieting Ok for Kids?
This article addresses some of the problems associated with dieting and urges children to consider exercising to lose or maintain weight rather than eating less. Included are tips for making exercising and eating right simple and fun.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Food and Nutrition Center
This website provides a wide array of nutritional information. Included are articles on food and food groups, the connection between health and food, and healthy eating choices.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Spot a Fad Diet
Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet ads routinely come out claiming to have THE answer about what we should eat. So how do we distinguish what's actually...
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Deal With Diets
There are numerous diets advertised that claim to be healthy and effective. Which is the right one for you? This article includes dieting tips that are both safe and of benefit to your body. Links to related sites are also included.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Food and Nutrition
Learn about the five food groups that are important for a healthy diet.
abcteach
Abcteach: Science: Health and Nutrition
[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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Nutrition
Kid's learn about the science of nutrition. Eating the right nutrients can help make you healthy and strong.
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Whole Grains Council: How Much Is Enough?
This page from the Whole Grains Council gives guidelines on what constitutes whole grains and how to get enough in your diet.
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Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers
This is a very brief article, which discusses ways in which teenagers can eat a healthy vegetarian diet. Here, read tips that will help vegetarians get the protein and nutrition they need to stay healthy.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Is Your Diet Healthy?
A nutrition calculator exploring student's dietary choices by finding their total intake of calories, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, sugars, sodium, and fiber throughout the day.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Nutrition Crossword Puzzle
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Nutrition. Other links are included.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition: Weight Loss or Diets
Learn about the problems associated with fad diets and other rapid weight loss attempts including inadequate nutrition. Healthier alternatives in the form of long-term habit changes are also presented.
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Web Health Centre: Diet and Diseases
Learn to "watch your plate" to prevent complications associated with diseases and disorders, such as diabetes, obesity, and ulcers. This is a good resource for those with medical problems and those who are healthy and just want general...
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Vegetarian Resource Group: Heart Healthy Diets
Read tips for eating a well-balanced vegetarian diet, one low in fat and cholesterol and high in nutritional value.
Harvard University
Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source: Fiber
Why is fiber important to our diets? How can we get the fiber we need from the food we eat? In addition to answering the above questions, this website also describes the diseases and disorders we can avoid by eating fiber-rich foods.
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Survey Graphics: City Diets and Democracy by Frances Perkins
Ever the social worker, this 1941 article written by Frances Perkins discussed the role of nutrition in developing the healthy worker, which in turn supported democracy. From the magazine Survey Graphic, Magazine of Social Interpretation.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition: Guidelines for Children
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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Kids' World Nutrition Information: Understanding Food Labels
In order to plan a healthy diet, students must know how to read a food label. Food labels show that a food has a little or a lot of certain nutrients. Look on the side of a product to find the Nutrition Facts title, which is fully...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Affairs of the Heart: A Healthy Diet
Explore the connection of saturated and unsaturated fats to arterial plaque buildup by building models of their molecular backbones. Examine your diet to determine whether you follow the guidelines suggested by the American Heart...
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