Find a chart listing iron-rich foods and serving sizes. Includes foods from all food groups. Use this chart to keep track of your daily intake of iron.

This colorful printable gives you a quick look at the key information you can find on the Nutrition Facts label.

A large collection of references for researching the types of food people ate in medieval and Renaissance times, and how they prepared it.

This website provided by Ohio State University answers several questions about vitamin C, its food sources, its function, and its role in keeping people healthy. Learn how to prepare foods, such a vegetables and fruits, so that they...

Here is a chart listing several calcium-rich foods (from all major food groups) and the amount of calcium they have (in micrograms) per serving. Use this chart to keep track of how much calcium you take in each day.

This collection uses primary sources to the history of food stamp programs.

"Plants and Food" is a one page, nonfiction passage about plant foods and the importance of knowing what plants are safe to eat and how to prevent food from spoiling. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence...

A set of primary documents that reflect the Mayflower, Plymouth, Puritans, the first Thanksgiving, and legislation for the holiday.

Students learn about the energy and nutrient requirements of humans in this comprehensive tutorial. They will look at dietary sources of energy, what the human body needs, changes in those needs during life's stages, the energy required...

A collection of downloadable resources on the sources of dietary fiber, what it does, the benefits to human health, sources of our water intake, its role in our bodies, and fluid balance. Includes PowerPoints, reference materials, and...

This lengthy PowerPoint slideshow examines micronutrients which are nutrients needed in small amounts. It looks at water- and fat-soluble vitamins and at minerals, their sources, their functions, and the impact of deficiencies of these...

This lesson focuses on how to read nutrition and ingredient labels. A quiz is provided at the end of the slideshow.

11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food- far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines...

Explore why plants can be healthy food sources. Learn how a food scientist assesses the nutritional value of Green Giant vegetables.

Here is a chart listing the minerals and vitamins that are present in foods from the different food groups.

This website describes the nutritional values of different types of foods. Learn what types of foods are sources of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals through a chart provided at the bottom of the page.

Read about the roles of protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Learn what kinds of foods are "Body builders," "Energy givers," and "Protectors," and tailor your diet so that you are getting the nutrients you need to...

"Space Food" is a one page, nonfiction passage about how astronauts prepare and eat food and clean up afterward to stay healthy. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it...

Discover how energy flows as part of a food web. Identify the ultimate source of energy for organisms on Earth.

This unit on matter cycling and photosynthesis has students investigating the idea that all food comes from plants.

Learn about what vitamin B6 does for the human body in its three forms--pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine--and what foods have it.

The learning activity is a guide to a better understanding of the centipede. Some topics discussed are the size, habitat, and food of the centipede. In addition to information the resource has images of centipedes.

This encyclopedia article is organized into the following sections: Illustrations, Alternative Names, Definition, Function, Food Sources, Side Effects, and Recommendations. Click the thumbnails in Illustrations to pull up two charts, one...

Organized into several sections, this article provides general information on vitamin B6, its sources, and its function. Click on the thumbnail images in the "Illustrations," section to see two illustrated charts on the benefits and food...