What is a food pyramid? Learn about the five major food groups and what constitutes a serving.

It's time for lunch! In this week-long adventure, children will explore numbers and counting in the context of healthy eating. They will learn about the five food groups and create a healthy lunch using foods from each food group. Each...

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...

This website on vegetarianism is organized into several, very brief sections. Here, read about vegetarian nutrition, recipes, and meat and dairy substitutes. Also included are the names of several books and learning materials -- for...

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...

Evaluate current guidelines for a healthy diet, compare them to one's own eating habits and learn safe behaviors for maintaining a healthy weight. Analyze the food pyramid, fast-food and health-food nutrition and the causes of obesity.

Commonly found in the United States and Canada, the pumpkin offers nutritional value. Find out the varieties and ways to prepare the fall harvested squash.

The coconut provides many different benefits because it is rich in many nutrients. Discover the nutritional value, preparation methods, and storage information of this tropical fruit.

Get the nutritional values, varieties of, and methods of preparation of figs. A recipe for a pear fig breakfast bar is provided.

A warm weather treat! Strawberries are full of good stuff and taste delicious. This encyclopedia entry provides their nutrition information, many varieties, and a recipe for peanut butter jelly muffins.

Commonly called Inca peanuts, these seeds are native to Peru. Find their nutritional value, how to select them, and a tasty fudge recipe using them.

Get a close up look at the nutrition, methods of selection, and a recipe for pistachios.

A common cabbage-like green found in several Chinese dishes is bok choy. Find nutritional values and ways to select and prepare this leafy vegetable.

A newer superfood consumed in baby and full maturation growth is chock-full of nutritional values, found in many varieties, and prepared in a number of ways featured in this entry.

A sweet potato, often on the table around the winter holidays, is loaded with nutritional value. Find out how to select a good tuber as well as ideas of how to prepare the sweet starch.

Identify a celery root, know its nutritional values, and try making celery root dip all featured in this entry.

At this site from the University of Massachusetts you can read about vegetables, which are high in nutritional value but low in fat. After reading this brief article, take a quiz to test your knowledge of the vegetable food group.

This recipe book was created by 1st and 2nd graders at the Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., during as part of a Fitness and Nutrition Learning Expedition. Students created this kid-friendly cook book from their own...