Curated Video
Personal Pizzas
Coach Socrates shows Miss Palomine how to use a rolling pin to make delicious personal pizzas.
Curated Video
Broccoli, Ham and Cheese Quiche
Coach Socrates shows Miss Palomine how to make a delicious Broccoli, Ham, and Cheese Quiche.
Curated Video
Italian Sub on a Stick
Coach Socrates shows Miss Palomine how to make a healthy and delicious Italian Sub on a Stick.
Curated Video
Make Your Own Taco
Coach Socrates shows Miss Palomine how to make a healthy taco. They then match each ingredient in the taco to the corresponding section of the food pyramid.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding a Healthy Diet
The video explains what a diet is and how it is not just about losing weight, but rather a person's overall eating pattern. It highlights the importance of a healthy diet that provides all the necessary nutrients while maintaining a...
Visual Learning Systems
Nutrition: a Balanced Diet
Upon viewing the Nutrition video series, students will be able to do the following: Define nutrition as a science that studies the interaction of the human body and food. State the six major kinds of nutrients including: carbohydrates,...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding the Food Pyramid and Daily Nutrient Requirements
This video discusses the importance of a balanced diet and provides guidance on using the food pyramid to determine daily nutrient requirements. It specifically focuses on the example of dietary requirements for a 13-year-old girl who...
TED-Ed
What's Wrong with Our Food System
11-year-old Birke Baehr describes what he calls "the dark side of the industrialized food system". Explaining everything from genetically engineered seeds and organisms to Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), Baehr...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Paint by Blunders
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Veggies
These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan provide an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on vegetables. Using these materials, students will learn that veggies contain specific nutrients that...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Resolving to Eat Healthier
National Public Radio talks with Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard MD and nutritionist, about changes that need to be made in the 1992 US Food Guide Pyramid. Interesting as an introduction to this topic, with links to related stories.