Students investigate nutrition guidelines and recommendations to present what the information to their class. Based on their assessment of current habits, they determine which areas they would like to improve to reach goals for good...

Students consider the USDA daily recommendations to create a "feed" product for middle schoolers. For this Health lesson, students learn about the ingredients in feed that is fed to livestock and apply the method to creating feed rations...

Pizza is the inspiration for the cross-curricular lesson detailed here. Start out with a poem about pizza and move into a discussion about balanced eating. To close the language arts portion of the lesson, ask your pupils to write...

Everyone needs to know how to eat well to stay healthy. Learners with mild disabilities log what they eat, discuss food choices, and review healthy foods. The lesson could be used to foster living skills in high-functioning individuals...

Students discover the connection between plants and animals by discussing simple food chains. Students explore what may happen when parts of a food chain are removed. Students wrap up the lesson plan by writing a story about a food chain.

Pupils examine nutrition and their own eating habits.  In this healthy eating lesson students participate in several activities that include building a food pyramid and analyzing it. 

Students explore nutrition by completing a group activity. For this balanced meal lesson, students identify the five food groups and discuss their favorite foods from each group. Students utilize illustrations to fill in a fictional...

Learners choose healthy food from different food groups. For this health lesson, students classify pictures of food into each food groups and discuss which ones are healthy. They review the food pyramid and read the story Don't Forget...

Students examine the food pyramid. In this health/math lesson students make biscuits. Students are assigned a group to measure out ingredients. Students also discuss which part of the food pyramid biscuits fall into and the nutritional...

Students 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. Students also learning about eating...

Students create a menu based on the nutritious choices they pick out from MyPyramid and the video they watch. In this nutrition lesson plan, students describe what each color band on the pyramid represents, use charts, discuss nutrition...

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.

Students use multiple math skills to complete grocery story problems. For this grocery math lesson, students study grocery ads to learn about the cost of foods. Students investigate food types and the costs of processed versus raw foods....

Students discuss importance of eating five servings of fruits and vegetables for a healthy lifestyle, and identify bananas as an excellent source of energy.

Students become familiar with the food guide pyramid, demonstrate a proper use of scissors and handling of glue materials, and explore the importance of eating healthy foods.

Young scholars, after examining a food pyramid, demonstrate their knowledge and use of their classroom computers by researching the nutritional content of fruits and vegetables. They also compare/contrast serving sizes and nutrients in...

Learners of many ages discuss how all organisms rely on other organisms for their survival. They construct a food web and energy pyramids, and write an informative essay about the food web that they have designed.

What constitutes a healthy diet? In what way is a healthy diet defined and influenced by culture? Groups investigate the community and national resources available in a country, and then design a healthy diet for its citizens.

Fourth graders explore healthy habits by completing caloric measurement activities. In this food choice lesson, 4th graders discuss what types of foods give you protein or fat and utilize a food chart to measure caloric intake. Students...

Learners learn the food pyramid and compare their meals with suggested guidelines. Students graph their lunches, discuss the results and how their choices affect their level of energy.

Second graders identify nutritional information on food labels. In this nutrition lesson, 2nd graders bring in food labels from home and practice reading them. Students discuss the nutritional content, such as caloric content. Students...

Fourth graders discover a healthy diet. In this healthy diet lesson, 4th graders compare their typical diet with the recommendations of MyPyramid for Kids.

Fourth graders examine the food labels on two similar items that are very different nutritionally such as a can of regular soda and a can of diet soda. Next they, sort through food labels to determine healthy and unhealthy foods by...

Sixth graders explore food processing. In this food processing lesson plan, 6th graders investigate the effects of processing foods on the food's nutritional value. Students examine a variety of healthy snack options.