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Helpguide: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges
Professional and unbiased information for those seeking knowledge regarding a particular area of health and wellness. Modules are broken down into aging, children and family, healthy lifestyles and mental health. Comprehensive and...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Food Supplements Affect Weight Gain of Juvenile Mice
As your mom and dad always tell you, a healthy diet is important to good health. This project is designed to see what happens to mice when they are allowed to load up on sugary snacks. Do you think that they will gain excess weight? Do...
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Best Foot Forward: Ecological Footprint Calculator
Measure your ecological footprint, and see how many land and resources you use in your everyday life. Find out how your choices affect the natural world, and then find ways to make changes in your lifestyle to help the environment.
Harvard University
Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source: What Should I Eat?
A lot of confusing and erroneous information exists regarding proper nutrition. Get the correct facts and improve your healthy eating knowledge here.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Food Labels Tell the Story!
Read about the building blocks of food and how to read food labels to make better choices about what you eat.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Food and Nutrition Center
This website provides a wide array of nutritional information. Included are articles on food and food groups, the connection between health and food, and healthy eating choices.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.46 Nervous System Health
Understand that humans make choices that affect their health.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Vegetarian Choices in the Protein Food Group
Here a few tips to help vegetarians get enough protein by eating beans, nuts, and soy products from the meat group. Includes a link to a page on how vegetarians can eat from the food pyramid and get the nutrients they need to stay healthy.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: How to Eat More Whole Grain Food
Find notes at this website that will help you eat whole grains at meals and for snacks. Includes tips for reading food labels and teaching young children how to make healthy food choices.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Nutrition Introduction
The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.
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Fast Food Fun
Use your knowledge of spreadsheets to analyze the calories and fat content of fast food choices. This project gives links to a USDA site and a final report format. A sample spreadsheet and grading rubric is also provided.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Smart Snacking
When you're in a hurry and looking for something to snack on, you probably aren't focusing heavily on what would be the healthiest thing to eat. This article looks at the importance of snacking smartly and strategies one can employ for...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Health
Considering price and smart food choices, plan out a healthy fast food meal.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Deal With Diets
There are numerous diets advertised that claim to be healthy and effective. Which is the right one for you? This article includes dieting tips that are both safe and of benefit to your body. Links to related sites are also included.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Center of the Ocean: How Can Some Foods Be Harmful to Our Health?
Theo is on a cruise ship with his family. They're having a party with loads of food. Not all the food is healthy though. Can you help Theo choose healthy foods?
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Health and Nutrition Information for Educators
Find sets of lesson plans for children grades one through six about the healthy food choices. Includes posters, worksheets, and coloring pages.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Tips to Help You Eat Vegetables
Make eating vegetables easy for any meal. This website includes tips for purchasing vegetables, making sure your choices are healthy, and getting kids to eat vegetables.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cheese, Peas, and Chocolate Pudding Please
This lesson plan will introduce the importance of a good diet. Students will work in groups to create sample menus with healthy food choices. Finally, students will participate in making chocolate pudding, fingerpainting with it, and...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Extracurricular Activities
There are often numerous choices a teen can make as to how to spend their time after school. This site provides numerous positive examples of activities that can be extremely beneficial. Finding the right activity and tips for becoming...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Nutrition Humans Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the science of human nutrition, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Food Nutrition Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over food nutrition, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal
Using the engineering design process, develop and market a healthy fast food children's meal.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Math
Analyze a sampling of real data to determine how healthy fast food meals for children are.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Food and Nutrition
Learn about the five food groups that are important for a healthy diet.
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