Choosing Healthy Foods Teacher Resources

Students develop skills in making nutritionally-sound food choices. Keeping a food diary, they analyze their food intake using the food pyramid as a guide. Students identify and explain the relationship of nutrition to personal health...

From start to finish, this is a truly excellent lesson plan addressing the epidemic of diet-related disease in the United States. Learners begin with a reading excerpt of detailed information on trends in the American diet and the...

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...

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 activity could be used to foster living skills in high-functioning individuals...

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...

Examine food choices and the nutritional properties of food groups with this visually appealing whole-class lesson plan. This will take a bit of preparation, but once you do it, you can use the materials for years. Using a food groups...

High schoolers explore the dietary guidelines set forth in the USDA's 2005 MyPyramid by writing answers to 13 short-answer questions. Along the way they consider food choices and recommendations for optimal health. If you do not have...

Learners focus on studying about everyday foods and how these foods relate to the food pyramid. They recognize food vocabulary in the target language of Spanish and compare and contrast healthy food choices in the target language as well.

Learners identify healthy food choices. In this nutrition lesson, students review the food pyramid and write down their favorite food on a post-it note. Learners create a bar graph of favorite foods using the post-it notes.

Kids explore food choices, nutrition, and agriculture through a variety of sources and activities. They research unknown words on food labels, test the salt content in canned vs non-canned foods, and discuss processed foods. The lesson...

Students read My Five Senses: A Lion's Tale. In this five senses lesson, students understand the relationship between their five senses and how they affect their food choices. Students write journal entries about their senses and the...

Students listen to a story about food and nutrition, "The Berenstein Bears and Too Much Junk Food," read aloud by the teacher. They contrast food choices according to their contributions to a healthy diet.

Apply work with the food pyramid with this worksheet. Have your class go through their cupboards at home and find 5 different foods to inspect. On this handout, they record the food, what part of the food pyramid this food fits into, and...

Students study the Spanish language, learn about the food pyramid, and create a food menu in Spanish. In this Spanish and food pyramid lesson, students learn Spanish words for specific food vocabulary and study the food pyramid. Students...

First graders comprehend the importance of making healthy food choices for a healthy heart. They discuss the connection between what they eat and a healthy body and heart. Students discriminate between healthy foods, or "heart-smart...

Students will record their food choices for one week, noting calories, protein and vitamin content of foods using a given USDA website. Students will discuss whole class the important of proper nutrition and its role, and what happens...

In this food choices worksheet, learners analyze the breakfast, lunch and snack choices of three students. Learners answer 4 short answer questions about the information presented.

Bodies, like cars, require fuel to stay active. Remind students about the relationship between food and energy with this colorful video.

In this well-designed nutritional activity, students are given the opportunity to create their own daily food record, compare their nutrient with minimimun requirements, and think critically about their own food choices. Materials and...

First graders, after discussing what is good for the heart, explore the role of physical activity and healthy food choices in helping the body grow strong. They complete the activity sheet "Build a Healthy Heart." Each student thinks of...

Students analyze the ways that their food choices can affect body composition and self-concept. They list the benefits of making healthy food choices.

Students evaluate human health by completing an interactive activity on the Internet. In this food choice lesson, students identify a list of foods which can make you unhealthy and sick compared to a list of nutritional ingredients....

Students explore gardening and nutrition in the Rosa Parks Community Garden. They work in stations to discuss food choices, the life cycles of plants, and mini-composting. After starting in one station, they rotate to try each activity.

Students discuss how we eat and the factors that determine what we eat. They answer the question "How do you know if you are eating correctly?" Pupils discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the dietary guidelines that they have...