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Cspi: Bill Would Put Nutrition Info on Restaurant Menus
In addition to providing full text of the Menu Education and Labeling bill from 2003, this website summarizes the key points of the bill and gives reasons why nutritional information needs to be available at restaurants. This bill has...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Smart Snacking
When you're in a hurry and looking for something to snack on, you probably aren't focusing heavily on what would be the healthiest thing to eat. This article looks at the importance of snacking smartly and strategies one can employ for...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Staying Healthy
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Food Labels Tell the Story!
Read about the building blocks of food and how to read food labels to make better choices about what you eat.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Choosing Healthy Foods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Foods such as whole grain breads, fresh fruits, and fish provide nutrients you need for good health. But different foods give you different types of nutrients. You...
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Teaching heart.net: Down on the Teaching Farm
Come and check out this comprehensive teaching resource for farms. Students and teachers will benefit from the activities and book found within this site.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Food and Cooking Food Labels
Use this interactive activity to locate specific information on food nutrition labels to assemble a menu that is appropriate and safe for all of your dinner guests.
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Kids' World Nutrition Information: Understanding Food Labels
In order to plan a healthy diet, students must know how to read a food label. Food labels show that a food has a little or a lot of certain nutrients. Look on the side of a product to find the Nutrition Facts title, which is fully...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Nutrient Detectives
Lesson focuses on understanding of how to read and understand nutrient information on food labels.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Reading Labels for Fat Types
Through this simple lesson plan, students learn to read and undertand nutrition and fat content as it is relayed through food labels. Included are several overheads and a handout on the different types of fats present in the foods we eat.
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University of Reading: Foodlaw Reading
This site gives details about each piece of information required on an individual food label in the United Kingdom.
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.
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Understanding Food Labels
This article explains the "specific functions" of individual nutrients and explains what one should look for while examining food labels.