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In this Internet research worksheet, students are directed to a specific site pertaining to the food pyramid. Students answer 11 questions using information they learn on the Web site.

Learning about nutrition and how to eat healthy foods is very important for kids these days. Here is a lesson, designed for 4th graders, that teaches these important skills. Pupils plan nutritional meals by using the USDA's Food Guide...

In this food pyramid instructional activity, learners participate in a food pyramid matching game. Students help Chef Solus match the 5 foods on the left to their correct food groups on the right. Learners draw a line from the food item...

In this food pyramid instructional activity, students fill in their choices in each of the food categories and estimate amounts eaten, then write their goals for food and activity for "tomorrow."

What did you have for lunch? Did it contain all four food groups? Help your special education class make good food choices and recognize foods in each of the four food groups. They look at images and discuss the foods on the food pyramid...

11-year-old Birke Baehr describes what he calls "the dark side of the industrialized food system". Explaining everything from genetically engineered seeds and organisms to Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), Baehr encourages his...

Students examine each level of the food pyramid and how many servings they should consume during the day. They study the important nutrients associated with each category of the food pyramid.

Healthy eating is a habit that one can never start too early. Learners in grades five through seven, work through a series of activities and informational reading to understand how to make good food choices. You'll find a full...

Students examine the food pyramid. In this healthy diet lesson, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Students find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students plan healthy means and...

Learners explore the food pyramid and how to eat a healthy diet.  In this nutrition lesson plan, students use pictures to make charts of food from the different food groups, record the food they eat throughout the day, investigate the...