Students examine the growing trend of vegetarianism in the UK. They participate in a jigsaw reading activity, conduct a role-play discussing the issues of vegetarianism, take a quiz about fruit and vegetables, and complete a food chart...

Students investigate the specific elements found in food that keep us healthy.  For this healthy eating lesson, students identify proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins as part of a healthy diet when consumed in moderation....

Students explore nutrition by participating in a balanced diet activity. In this eating habits lesson, students analyze their own diets and discuss the foods they have eaten that day. Students utilize grocery bags, scissors, Ziploc bags...

Students identify the advantages of a healthy diet and exercise plan. In this health instructional activity, students bring in labels of different food products and calculate the amount of calories each serving is. Students keep a food...

Discuss helping with the family grocery shopping. View a teacher drawn map of a grocery store and discuss where the breads, meats, and dairy products are located. Practice categorizing foods as breads and cereals, fruits, vegetables,...

Students draw a picture. For this favorite foods lesson, students list the foods they like to eat and form each like into a complete sentence. Students cut the word in the sentences apart and then arrange them in the correct order with a...

Learners consider the procedures and safety issues involved in food preservation. They conduct experiments in canning, freezing and drying. If everyone can preserve food utilizing a variety of methods and science principles, the lesson...

Healthy eating habits is the focus of this resource. Learners discuss fat and cholesterol, caloric needs, and the importance of exercise. There is a worksheet and a handout of dietary guidelines to supplement the information provided.

Review the various ways kids can eat, move, and live to be healthy. They brainstorm lists of exercises, foods, and habits that promote personal health. A good resource to complement a more in-depth lesson.

Learners examine edible plants by identifying salad ingredients. In this botany lesson, students discuss the different vegetables that can be eaten in a salad and draw them on a worksheet. Learners review vegetable vocabulary and examine...

First graders complete activities for the six basic food groups. In this food groups lesson, 1st graders view examples of food samples from the various groups and sample the foods. Students discuss the food pyramid and draw a fruit or...

Students review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same time.

In this foods of the world activity, students answer true and false questions about their own eating habits, than complete a matching activity where they match foods with countries of the world.

What did you have for lunch? Did it contain all four food groups? Help your special education class make good food choices and recognize foods in each of the four food groups. They look at images and discuss the foods on the food pyramid...

Students identify plant parts. For this plants lesson, students bring in a vegetable. Each student classifies which part of the plant their vegetable comes from (flower, root, ect.) Students identify the parts of their vegetable and...

Students define what constitutes a nutritious meal, the price of a healthy meal, and understand that some people can't afford healthy meals. In this healthy meals lesson, students estimate and research the cost of a nutritious meal, add...

Students, while extensively reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, examine basic food groups along with their food labels to help maintain a healthy dies for proper health.

Students identify and classify the items in a healthy diet. In this dietary lesson plan, students listen to a song about healthy eating while listening for good snack foods. They use pictures of the snacks to complete a large chart by...

Students examine the difference between whole foods and junk foods. For this food lesson, students learn the definitions of whole food and junk food. They find the difference in tastes and textures of different foods by performing taste...

Students study nutrition and the facts about food labels.  In this investigative lesson students examine food labels and the health facts and serving sizes.

Students research foods from other countries. In this multicultural food lesson, students view a list of foods that kings and queens ate on an overhead transparency and go to the website www.jamessolheim.com/teachers1.htm to read about...

Students explore the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students identify the 5 food groups and sort foods according to the group in which they belong. Students use the Visual Thesaurus to complete a food groups worksheet and...

Students investigate the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students review the food pyramid and construct a list of what they eat. Students review the nutritional value of their food list and brainstorm ways to improve their diet.