US Department of Agriculture
Vegetarians Can Get Enough Zinc and Other Minerals From Food Alone
Discusses research study which showed that a group of women on a vegetarian diet which included eggs and milk absorbed enough zinc and iron to maintain good health.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Kitchen Tour With Mixie
Take a tour of a kitchen! Click on appliances, cooking items, and other things usually found in kitchens. Mixie will explain the use of each of the items.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: What's Your Beef?
Concerned about where your beef comes from? This article discusses concerns about safe, and healthy beef. International trade and the methods used in raising the staple are included in article.
Read Works
Read Works: The Body Shop
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the types of foods needed to fuel the body for sports and exercise. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Court Rejects New York City's Portion Cap for Sugary Drinks
In 2014, Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, designed a proposal known as "the soda ban" that would put limits on the size of sugary drinks that people could buy. The proposal was favored among health advocates, including...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: You Are What You Eat!
Thinking about improving your sports performance? Want to help friends and family make the most of their physical fitness activities? One factor to consider is food. Whether you realize it or not, what you eat does change your body. It...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Food Foldable
During this lesson, students will listen to a poem about a balanced diet and create a foldable. In each section of the foldable, students will include information about a different food group and will use this creation as a study guide.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Winter Berries for Winter Birds
Find out about the change in diet for many bird species as the seasons change.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Healthy Eating Activity 4: Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart supports lessons from the 'Food - a fact of life' website. Pupils will be able to understand why their bodies need energy, how much energy is in certain food types and who needs more...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Superhumans and Bionics: A Heart of Titanium
Explore how to keep your heart healthy by exercising regularly, sticking to a low-fat diet and not smoking. Use mathematics to understand nutritional information about various foods.
Other
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mc Donald's Cup Sizes Around the World
Ready to super size that soda? Buzzfeed produced this clever video comparing the various soda cup sizes from countries around the world. Which country has largest option to consume soda? [1:05]
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...
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain
Which foods cause you to feel tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Mia Nacamulli takes you into the brain to find out. [4:52]
Other
Austin Nutritional Research: Reference Guide for Minerals
This site provides a reference guide to various minerals found in your daily diet. The site offers an overview of each mineral, explains the importance of each, and identifies the deficiency symptoms. Links to related information are...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hunger and Malnutrition
Most of us have little knowledge of what it's like to experience malnutrition. Malnutrition is caused when a person does not have access to a well-rounded diet or has a condition that does not allow him or her to absorb the proper...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kids and Exercise
Information about kids and exercise. Includes an age-appropriate guide to the type and the amount of daily exercise children should be getting.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kids and Exercise
Information about kids and exercise. Includes an age-appropriate guide to the type and the amount of daily exercise children should be getting.
American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society: Stay Healthy
This large site from the American Cancer Society offers comprehensive information on many kinds of cancer. From the left navigation bar, click to Prevention, Early Detection, Nutrition and Prevention, or Environmental Risks.
Other
Diet: The Only Real Hope for Arthritis
In addition to discussing the use of a vegan diet to lower the risk of arthritis, this article also talks about diet as a means of preventing other diseases and disorders.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Nutrition and Healthy Eating: Food Pyramids
Illustrated explanation of different types of pyramid-shaped healthy-eating plans.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eating Well While Eating Out
The older you become the more choices you will have to make about what types of food will make up your diet. This article relates the importance of a well rounded diet. Find out more about how good food has everything to do with how you...
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