Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Heart Healthy Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides great information on the topic of heart healthy foods. The site is fairly in-depth with links scattered throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Website
American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition: Weight Loss or Diets

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the problems associated with fad diets and other rapid weight loss attempts including inadequate nutrition. Healthier alternatives in the form of long-term habit changes are also presented.
Activity
National Institutes of Health

Pdf: Prevention of Heart Disease (Spanish) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 7th
A downloadable PDF comic book in Spanish with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
Activity
National Institutes of Health

Nhlbi: Heart Health and Prevention of Heart Disease [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 7th
A downloadable PDF comic booklet with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
Activity
American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition Center: Sodium

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the importance of sodium in our daily diets as well as the negative effects of excess salt in a person's diet. Contains fact sheets, quizzes and slideshows.
Handout
American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition Center: Vegetarian Diets

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about different types of vegetarian diets, the correlation between heart health and vegetarianism, and foods that allow vegetarians and vegans to get essential nutrients in their daily diets.
Handout
American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition: Guidelines for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the dietary recommendations for babies, children and teens. Topics include the benefits of breastfeeding, calorie recommendations by age, and suggestions for a balanced diet.
Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
Graphic
Curated OER

Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
Handout
American Heart Association

Aha: Carbohydrates and Sugars

For Students 9th - 10th
Site dedicated to the nutritional recommendations of the American Heart Association.