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Munching on Mixtures

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students predict, observe, and record what grasshoppers eat to demonstrate an understanding that grasshoppers and people have nutritional requirements to grow and maintain good health.
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Dietary Allowances Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students read the dietary allowances and use them to create a healthier personal lifestyle. The chart includes boys and girls statistics.
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Hunger and Malnutrition

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use a variety of resources to determine the importance of getting the proper nutrients. In this nutrition lesson, student complete an activity in which they examine the world issue of hunger and malnutrition. They locate...
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Say Cheese!

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the different WIC cheese choices. In this health instructional activity, students compare the nutrient content of various cheese. They share cheese cooking tips.
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Try Something New! Enjoy the Great Taste of Whole Grains

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share their personal experience in shopping for whole grains. In this adult health lesson, students explain the different ways to cook them. They discuss how they can incorporate whole grains in their meals
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Try Something New! Enjoy the Great Taste of Whole Grains

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share their shopping experience with the new WIC whole grain check. In this adult health lesson, students explain the proper way to prepare whole grains. They watch a cooking demo on a new recipe and implement it at home.
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Super-sized! Is it really a deal?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the pros and cons of eating in fast food places. In this adult health lesson, student examine the fat and calorie content of fast food meals. They share ways to make healthy food choices.
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Vegetable Munchers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are encouraged to eat healthy foods. Theyare able to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy foods.Students travel in different pathways, and levels,while learning to make healthy food choices.
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Who Is Eating Healthy?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders list the six food groups of the food pyramid and give an example for each. They discuss each food group and determine which food goes in each group. They examine the suggested daily servings for each food group and view a...
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Dietary Guidelines/Food Pyramid Test

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid. They take a quiz listing recommended dietary guidelines and explain their function and implementation.
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Food Intake and Physical Activity

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders graph their estimations of caloric intake and caloric expenditures.
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Counting Fat in Our Diet

For Teachers K - 5th
Students take home a fat diary and, with the help of their parents, keep track of how much fat they ingest every day. The fat diary should include entries for each day, as well as items eaten, servings, and total fat intake.
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Living

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners describe some ways to lead a healthy life. They watch short video clips about eating healthy, ways to create healthy meals, and the benefits of exercise. They study the food groups and play indoor exercise games.
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Eating Healthy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders record what they eat for an entire day. They use the Food Pyramid and determine whether or not they ate the recommended amounts and recommended foods. They write a plan of how they could improve their eating habits.
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Ideal Weight, Cultural Stereotypes, and Eating Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the societal stigma that accompanies people who are overweight. In addition, students research current medical thinking on "ideal weight" and identify how the perception of body image can lead to eating disorders.
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What's The Idea

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils discuss the importance of identifying the main idea in reading selections. After reading newspaper articles related to nutrition, students identify the main idea of the selection and three supporting details. A reading log...
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Development of a Nutritional Snack

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a new line of nutritional snacks. They work in teams to submit a proposal for a snack that not only tastes good, but is nutritional as well. Their end-product consists of four parts: background information, developing...
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Mystery Recipe Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers engage in a activity that is concerned with the concept of cooking a new recipe. The book "Cook-a-Doodle-Doo" is used to create the context for the activity. They use the ingredients and recipe in the activity and work...
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Student Worksheet Dietary Record

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet students write down the number of calories consumed and the types of foods in an attempt to control health.
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Height and Weight Energy Intake

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, students examine the amount of calories needed for both sexes throughout life according to different heights and weights.
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Where Food Goes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this biology activity, students find the words that are associated with the digestive system and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Eating Healthy, Eating Well

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are related to healthy eating and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Nutrition

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, high schoolers find the words that are related to the breakdown of molecules in food for energy. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Bulimia Cross Word

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health activity, students find the words that are associated with the disease of bulimia and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

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