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The Food Guide Pyramid - Daily Food Journals

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the Food Guide Pyramid, then keep daily food journals. They evaluate their current nutritional habits and create plans for developing healthier eating habits.
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the food pyramid and photograph food choices from their school to create a healthy meal guide. In this food choices lesson, 4th graders study the food pyramid, photograph healthy food choices at their cafeteria, and...
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Building Blocks and Healthy Snacks

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete several activities to study healthy snacks. In this healthy diet lesson, students sing a song about healthy snacks. Students then make a list of the healthy snacks in the song and vote for their favorite.  Students...
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Energy Balance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore energy.  In this health and nutrition lesson, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy.  Students complete a good nutrition worksheet.
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Food Pyramid Menu

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze the food pyramid. In this food pyramid instructional activity, students evaluate their nutritional needs. Students record their eating habits and determine if their food choices were healthy.
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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 lesson, students discuss benefits of eating a healthy diet. They create recipes using WIC food supplies.
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Vegetable Party

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students classify vegetables and eat them as a salad. In this multi-disciplinary science and health lesson, students bring various vegetables to school and classify them in several different ways. Then with parent helpers, the students...
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Software Lesson Plan for FoodWorks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars complete analysis of foods consumed in three days by using FoodWorks software program, identify factors that influence food intake, examine factors that influence their own eating behaviors, evaluate their current eating...
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Does Your Diet Stack Up?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore nutritional variety. For this nutritional variety lesson, 3rd graders explore the many options for a healthy and well balanced diet. Students explore the food pyramid with nutritional guidelines from other countries.
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Label Language

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore healthy eating habits by identifying food labels. In this food ingredient lesson, 6th graders discuss the nutritional facts that are available on almost all foods in America and which ingredients and content is...
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Nutrition and Exercise During Pregnacy

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study healthy eating habits for life long health and parenthood.
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Lesson 3: Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fruits and vegetables.  In this nutrition lesson, students generate a list of all known fruits and vegetables.  Students cut out and compile pages for a weekly fruits and vegetable journal.  Students...
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Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study a healthy diet. In this healthy diet activity, 3rd graders investigate the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables. Students compare a healthy diet to their personal diet.
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Meal Plan for an Older Person with Diabetes

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Pupils plan a healthy meal for elderly diabetics. In this nutrition lesson, students practice planning a healthy meal by creating a meal plan for an elderly diabetic patient. They learn the importance of controlling diabetes through diet.
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Mystery "F & V's"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore agriculture by reading assigned text about produce. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, 4th graders identify the healthy benefits of consuming fresh produce and what minerals and vitamins they contain. Students...
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Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners examine nutrition and their own eating habits.  For this healthy eating lesson students participate in several activities that include building a food pyramid and analyzing it. 
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Organize Your Favorites (Food)

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this healthy foods worksheet, students organize the names nutrient-rich foods into categories. Students also read passages about nutrition and respond to three short-answer questions.
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Getting the Most Nutrition from Your Food

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore human health by participating in a nutrition activity. In this food choices instructional activity, 6th graders review the food pyramid in class and identify the specific classifications of food that create positive...
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Pyramid Power

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe human health by analyzing different food groups. In this food pyramid instructional activity, students utilize the web to complete an interactive food pyramid game as well as research the nutrition encyclopedia. Students...
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First Place Foods

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify healthy foods. In this nutrition lesson, 1st graders create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast healthy foods. Students place foods in the proper circle.
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Cruciferous Crusaders Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this healthy foods worksheet, students solve a 10 word crossword puzzle where the words are related to leafy green vegetables.  A word list is provided.
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Understanding Portion Sizes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze portion sizes in a healthy diet. For this portion sizes lesson, students complete a food group choices worksheet and identify the correct portion of food. Students work in groups to teach the unit to elementary students....
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How You Doing? How You Bean?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students name 3 health benefits of eating beans. In this adult health lesson, students identify various beans they can get with their WIC vouchers. They discuss ways to adapt a certain recipe to their family's needs.
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Foods and Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners study nutrition, healthy choices for food, and ways to prepare food. They review the Food Guide Pyramid and play Nutriend Tic Tac Know to select healthy foods. As a group they make pretzels, Mystery Muffins, soda, and play the...

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