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Peanut Butter Lovers
Discover peanut butter's history, how it's made, the nutritional value, and many other things you didn't know about this popular food.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Food for Thought: Fats, Oils, and Sweets
In addition to defining "Fats," and "Added sugars," this website includes ideas for making low sugar and low fat treats.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Starches and Fats
For this healthy eating lesson plan, students distinguish between a food that contains starch and a food that contains fats.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ester
Wikipedia entry for the chemical compound ester. Includes naming conventions, properties, reactions, and the like.
Other
Diet: The Only Real Hope for Arthritis
In addition to discussing the use of a vegan diet to lower the risk of arthritis, this article also talks about diet as a means of preventing other diseases and disorders.
Other
Dr. Paul's Virtually Biology Show: Tri Glycerides
This site from the Dr. Paul's Virtually Biology Show provides very good information on tri-glycerides. Includes a definition, diagram, their importance and much more.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Superhumans and Bionics: A Heart of Titanium
Explore how to keep your heart healthy by exercising regularly, sticking to a low-fat diet and not smoking. Use mathematics to understand nutritional information about various foods.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Lipids: Lesson 2
This lesson presents how the structure and function of lipids pertain to living things. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Lipids."
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: What Are Oils
This website defines "oils" and provides examples. It also names some of the uses for oils as well as sources.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Fats
An entry featuring the benefits and drawbacks to consuming fats. Are there good fats? What happens if too many fats are eaten?
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Healthy Eating Activity 3: Composite Dishes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart supports lessons from the Food - a fact of life website. Pupils will be able to identify a healthy meal working out what are the key ingredients for the meals presented.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Healthy Eating Activity 4: Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart supports lessons from the 'Food - a fact of life' website. Pupils will be able to understand why their bodies need energy, how much energy is in certain food types and who needs more...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Smarter Food Processing Techniques
Test your knowledge about the foods you eat by taking a short quiz. Match products to their ingredients, answer questions about nutritional values and compute the amount of fruits and vegetables consumed per year.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Lipids
Learn interesting facts about the four types of lipids: fats, phospholipids, steroids, and waxes.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Importance of Health and Hygiene
Explains the difference between health and hygiene. Discusses the five components of food and the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. Also, provides steps to maintain good hygiene.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Fats, Oils and Sweets
At this site from the University of Massachusetts there is a very brief write-up on the foods that should be consumed as little as possible: fats, oils, and sweets. After reading about these foods, take a short quiz to test your knowledge.