Pbs Learning Media: Fizzy's Lunch Lab: Whole Grains

Fizzy's Lunch Lab provides an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The Lunch Lab will provide practical and positive examples of healthy eating and regular exercise...

Join Xandria and her Aunt Becky as they demonstrate how to make Whole Grain Muffin Bruschetta. [2:25]

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan give an overview of food and nutrition topics, emphasize a positive change in nutrition by using a balanced food pyramid, and teach students how to connect foods on the school lunch...

In this Fizzy's Lunch Lab video, Fizzy interviews Food Pyramid, who tells him that he's retiring! But wait, there's a new food helper in town-- Food Plate! Students learn about the idea of the Food Plate, that divides the average meal...

In this Fizzy's Lunch Lab video, the kids are playing a baseball game but they need energy, so the Professor calls time to give them a quick snack of nuts and explains that nuts are full of protein and good fats, and give you enough...

In this Fizzy's Lunch Lab video, Fizzy and the kids are painting a rainbow salad until Uncle Freddy interrupts, and they teach him that vibrant colored natural foods are much more healthy and have more vitamins and minerals than ones...

In this Fizzy's Lunch Lab video, Fizzy introduces the Nuts! -- Almond, Pistachio, and Hazelnut -- to talk to students about why nuts are a healthy food choice that should be included in their diets, and to explain that each specific nut...

In this Fizzy's Lunch Lab video, the vegetables sing a song about the different types of seafood, and students learn that seafood comes in a variety of forms and can be a great source of protein. [1:26]

In this Fizzy's Lunch Lab video, the food group sings about why nuts are important to eat, and students learn that they contain protein and good fats to give them lots of energy for the day. [1:31]

How many treats do you buy each week? Learners investigate diets and how the media tricks consumers into purchasing unhealthy snacks. They will investigate the designs and logos affiliated with cereal boxes and identify specific phrases...