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US Department of Agriculture

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the USDA's dietary guidelines. Also, an overall introduction to the guidelines and links to additional information about nutrition.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Do Beliefs About Healthy Food Inform Consumer Choices?

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions related to attitudes.
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Soil Association: Food for Life Curriculum Pack [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A curriculum focusing on food production and consumerism.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Bmi Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive body mass index calculator to determine if your weight is under, over or normal for your size and read about things you can do to maintain a healthy weight.
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Other

Cardiovascular Disease: Facts, Prevention, Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses lifestyle changes, nutrients, and medical options and precautions.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Food Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site from EnchantedLearning.com provides food-related activities including nursery rhymes, printables, crafts, and quizzes. Includes pages on the food pyramid, food terms in other languages, famous paintings, and a feature on the...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Be a Fit Kid

For Students 2nd - 5th
There's a lot of talk these days about fit kids. People who care (parents, doctors, teachers, and others) want to know how to help kids be more fit. Here are five rules to live by, if you're a kid who wants to be fit.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Energy Density & Weight Loss:feel Full on Fewer Calories

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is medium-sized in length and provides great information on the subject. Links are provided for additional information as well.
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National Institutes of Health

Niddk: The Health Risks of Being Overweight

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NIDDK provides an article and weight for height chart. Discusses Type 2 diabetes and associated health problems and effective preventative measures.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for Me?

For Students 3rd - 5th
It is easy to compare yourself with the celebrities and models you see every day on TV and in magazines. These pictures sometimes help shape our body image and we begin to think that we should look like these people. The truth is that...
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin C

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Identify the benefits of adding vitamin c to the daily diet and discover plentiful sources of it. Recognize symptoms of a vitamin c deficiency.
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Iron

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out the benefits of iron in a diet and what foods are rich in the mineral. What symptoms might reveal deficiency or too much in a body?
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Digestion

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Revision Notes on the Nutrients in Food

For Students 4th - 7th
Discusses food, why we need it, and the types of nutrients that food for humans must have.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fortified Breakfast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners will learn that minerals are a necessary part of our diet. They will learn that different minerals have different functions in the body. More specifically, they will discover that iron is necessary to carry...
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American Diabetes Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn basic information about what diabetes is and the different types of diabetes. Topics include treatment methods and prevention through lifestyle changes.
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New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Department of Health: Cardiovascular Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn how proper nutrition and diet play a role in preventing heart disease. Provides facts and figures on causes, costs, and risk factors for the disease.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Food Groups

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a basic lesson introducing food groups along with healthy choices having to due with nutrition.
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PBS

Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Soft Drink Sales at School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the pros and cons of soft drink sales in schools. Examine the amount of sugar in soft drinks, research links to obesity and debate whether or not schools should partner with soft drink companies.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: The Spice of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Spice up your life! Adding spice to your meals has been linked to many beneficial health results. Explore what the Why Files have discovered.
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University of Massachusetts

Nutrients in Foods: Carbohydrates

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a brief discussion of the function of carbohydrates. It mentions types and definitions of the three types of carbohydrates: starch, sugar and fiber. Links to related information is provided
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Guinea Pigs Online: Piggie Nutrition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find helpful information and pointers on guinea pig nutrition.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: What Are the Different Nutrients in Foods?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Curious Cindy is the only detective on Christmas Island. She is hired to go undercover and check the foods restaurants serve. Find out about nutrition with her.

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