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Label Language
Sixth graders explore healthy eating habits by identifying food labels. In this food ingredient instructional activity, 6th graders discuss the nutritional facts that are available on almost all foods in America and which ingredients and...
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Snack Smart Move More
Show your kids that staying healthy is the smart choice! They examine nutrition, healthy snacks, and the importance of staying active in a several-part lesson plan. There are different ideas for older and younger students here, and you...
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Nutrition
Third graders explore the components of a balanced diet and practice making healthy diet choices. They discuss health-enhancing choices. Students investigate the food pyramid and how to use it to make educated menu decisions. They...
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Food Pyramid Nutrition Puzzles
Students put together food group puzzles on the computer and identify the healthy message in the end. In this food lesson plan, students identify the food group that the puzzle is representing as well.
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Tortillas, A Wrap!
Students examine how tortillas fit into a healthy diet. They identify the parts of the food pyramid and decide where tortillas fit into it They also sample some tortillas with healthy ingredients.
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The Brown Rice Bonus
Students investigate how brown rice can be incorporated into a daily healthy diet. They practice preparing and storing the rice in the most beneficial ways. Also goals are set to increase the consumption of it in the dose of twice a week.
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Teaching the Identification of Vegetables
Students engage in various activities designed to them that vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet.
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Nutrition
Seventh graders describe the healthy choices about food. In this nutrition lesson, 7th graders use the food pyramid to help them in making nutritious choices. Students discuss their diet and talk about how it can be improved.
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WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE?
Students examine different food groups and identify the daily amounts of each that are necessary for healthy eating. In this food pyramid lesson students evaluate their own diets and see how they can eat more nutritiously.
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Introduction to Nutrition
Students investigate the five food groups. In this nutrition lesson, students track their food over the weekend, and see if they are eating healthy. Then students get an opportunity to track their eating again to see if it improves.
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NickNews: Winners and Losers
Students view the excerpt from NickNews entitled, "Winners and Losers." In groups, they categorize a variety of words and images relating to weight, healthy eating, and healthy lifestyle. They discuss adopting positive eating habits,...
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Key to Good Health #1: Nutrition
Young scholars learn tips for healthy eating. In this nutrition lesson, students learn about the four main food groups, view a food pyramid, and get tips on how to get the most nutrition out of their meals. Young scholars also learning...
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Cooking Light
Students study the food pyramid. In this adult health activity, students discover ways to change their cooking habits to lessen fat content. Given different recipes, they brainstorm ways to change some of its fatty ingredients to make it...
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Indian Corn
First graders demonstrate that eating combinations of food is very healthy. They discover that foods we eat today are similar to the foods the Pilgrims ate by categorizing the foods on poster board paper.
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Foods and Nutrition
Students 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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Eat Your Plants
Students explore fruits and vegetables. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, students work in small groups investigating plant parts. Students discover that fruits and vegetables originate from different parts of plants.
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You Are What You Eat
Pupils study the different food groups and what nutrients are needed for a healthy diet. In this food groups lesson students complete several activities in classifying food.
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They Don't Just Eat Grass
Young scholars consider the USDA daily recommendations to create a "feed" product for middle schoolers. In this Health instructional activity, students learn about the ingredients in feed that is fed to livestock and apply the method to...
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Hunger and Malnutrition
Students recognize that our bodies cannot function without certain essential foods. In this hunger and malnutrition lesson, students become familiar with the problems associated with malnutrition such as medical problems, problems...
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Why Walk?
First graders listen to the book Yummers. They use the food pyramid to evaluate what Emily Pig ate during her walk and find out why her walk made her sick. They participate in a walking game.
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Pyramid Play
Learners investigate the concept of the Food Pyramid. They use a game as a tool of discovery in order to classify different types of food in the pyramid. Upon completion of the game the students construct their own models of it.
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Getting the Most Nutrition From Your Food
Fifth graders research the food pyramid. In this food pyramid lesson, 5th graders track their eating habits during the day. Later, students review their food log and place each item into the food pyramid.
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How History Changed the Way We Eat
Students participate in a lesson plan that is concerned with the history of the food pyramid and how it evolved and changed into its modern state. After being presented with the information they conduct classroom discussions about the...
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The Food We Eat
Students plan a menu for one day after they study the food pyramid and learn about their daily food requirements. They are given an updated food pyramid with a summary fo dietary recommendations that replaces the old standard "four food...