ABCya
Ab Cya: The Food Pyramid: Take a Trip
Practice mouse manipulation while exploring the food pyramid. Students will be introduced to the different types of food as they travel at a safe speed and stay on the road.
US Department of Agriculture
Usda: Choose My Plate: Health and Nutrition Information for Preschoolers
Games, posters, and coloring pages help explain the food pyramid and the importance of good nutrition to kids.
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.
Other
Nutrition.gov
This is a comprehensive resource for information pertaining to health, nutrition and well being. Explore this site to learn more about food safety, food facts, health management and more.
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: Choosing Healthy Foods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Foods such as whole grain breads, fresh fruits, and fish provide nutrients you need for good health. But different foods give you different types of nutrients. You...
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.
US Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Learning About Nutrition
In this whiteboard activity by SMART, children become familiar with the Food Pyramid. They categorize foods by brainstorming and using pictures. Children learn about various factors that affect individual food choices, and they apply...
abcteach
Abcteach: Science: Health and Nutrition
[Free Registration/Login Required] Elementary to middle school students can learn from the resources here about food and nutrition. In particular is a lesson plan and worksheet on the food pyramid guidelines issued by the USDA in 2005.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: My Pyramid Food Pyramid: Am I Eating Right?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teacher-created flipchart takes students through a short examination of food groups as outlined in the MyPyramd dietary guidelines. [The U.S. government set aside its MyPyramid dietary guidelines in...
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.
Other
Nourish Interactive: Kids' Fun Food Games
Use this site filled with games to explore good nutrition, healthy snacks, exercise, and reading food labels. The interactive games are entertaining and the information is extensive.
Other
National Dairy Council: Nutrition Explorations Educator's Guide
This site gives a wealth of resources for teaching about nutrition in an elementary school classroom. It has worksheets, lesson plans, online activities, and more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Diet Wars: Teacher's Guide
With this Teacher's Guide to "Diet Wars," students will learn about the USDA food pyramid, evaluate their own food consumption, and examine their school lunch program for nutrition and health purposes. This FRONTLINE documentary examines...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Lets Net: Fat Counting Unit
Have you ever wanted to know how much fat you consume each day? How does that fat fit into your daily intake according to the food pyramid? 4 math lessons are included here that help both upper and lower elementary grades understand how...
Read Works
Read Works: Celebrate National Nutrition Month!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing some simple things people can do to help them stay healthy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nutrition
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart about nutrition contains a food sort, United Streaming video, and web link to a nutrition game.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nutrition Apple Trivia
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart addresses the benefits of fruit in nutrition and wellness, emphasizing the benefits of the colors of the rainbow. The flipchart also provides trivia questions on all kinds of varieties of...
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: En Espanol
The Spanish-language version of the U.S. government's online nutrition guide Choose My Plate makes it possible for Spanish speakers to access information about eating a nutritious diet and staying physically active.
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: El Enigma De La Nutricion
This is an interactive game that facilitates the learning concepts and processes related to human nutrition. Once you finish the game, you will be given an evaluation that will allow you to have access to other games and activities.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Six Nutrients
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the six nutrients. There are various websites linked to the lesson.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance
A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...