Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
You Are What You Eat Lesson PlanYou Are What You Eat Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

You Are What You Eat

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This You Are What You Eat lesson plan also includes:
  • Worksheet
  • Join to access all included materials

Students evaluate their eating habits, focusing on the ways in which one assesses whether or not his or her diet is nutritious. They work in small groups to design a menu for a healthy lunch and write a paragraph justifying their choices.

93 Views 252 Downloads
Concepts

diet

Additional Tags

diet, Nutrition, health
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Health
3 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice
Usage Permissions
Fine Print

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

School Lunch: Grades 6-8

Nemours KidsHealth
School lunches are the focus of two learning activities. Activity one challenges small groups to create a lunch menu for an imaginary cafe. Activity two sheds light on one's afternoon eating habits. Asking scholars to record what they...
6th - 8th Health
Unit Plan

That’s Fresh

American Culinary Federation Education Foundation
Whether your class members want to learn how to make better sack lunches, gourmet Italian dinners, or regional specials, a set of cooking lesson plans is sure to serve up their interests. As cooks work through the series...
4th - 6th Health
CCSS: Adaptable
PPT

Healthy Eating

Curated OER
A highly informative presentation focuses on healthy diets, food facts, the food pyramid, and healthy eating myths. There is a lot of great information in this PowerPoint, and a really fun interactive component. Perfect for your upper...
4th - 6th Health
Instructional Video

How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain

TED-Ed
Nuts, seeds, and fatty fish. Fresh fruits and vegetables. We may know what we should eat but not understand why these food are so important. This short video explains how foods affect you brain and why we should eat them.
5 mins 7th - 12th Health
Instructional Video

How Your Digestive System Works

TED-Ed
Ever wonder why it takes awhile to feel full when you eat a meal or snack? Follow food in its fantastic, 40-hour journey through your body with a video about the digestive system! Young anatomists explore the process of digestion,...
5 mins 6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Audio

Science Friday: Healthy Eating

Science Friday Initiative
Only a small percentage of Americans eat a nutritious diet. A Harvard professor weighs in on his ideas about what we need to do to improve the American diet. Aired Oct. 8, 2010 [18:38]
9th - 10th Health
Instructional Video

How to Spot a Fad Diet

TED-Ed
Learn how to separate the fat from the meat—the facts from the misinformation about diets—with a short video that offers guidelines for assessing diet regimens that offer long-term health benefits as opposed to short-term changes.  
5 mins 7th - 12th Health
Instructional Video

How The Food You Eat Affects Your Gut

TED-Ed
Some foods we eat are not meant to be broken down by our digestive systems, but instead by our gut. But how can we control what our gut breaks down? The answer is simple: our diet.
5 mins 3rd - 12th Science
Activity

Science Buddies: You Are What You Eat!

Science Buddies
Thinking about improving your sports performance? Want to help friends and family make the most of their physical fitness activities? One factor to consider is food. Whether you realize it or not, what you eat does change your body. It...
6th - 8th Health
Unit Plan

A Healthy You

Stanford University
Go beyond counting calories with a healthy eating unit that focuses on reading nutritional labels, making healthy choices, and incorporating fitness into daily life. After four lessons about the different ways kids can improve their...
9th - 10th Health
CCSS: Adaptable
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use