Second graders, in grades 2 and 5, cooperate to create a PowerPoint presentation about nutrition and food. They have a feast culminating the project and invite parents.

Students pretend they are a food-quality tester. They develop a kit to test food for sugars, starches, proteins and lipids. They answer questions to complete the lesson plan.

Students taste the colors of the rainbow. In this nutrition lesson plan, students match fruits to rainbow colors, prepare rainbow salad, and taste rainbow salad.

Sixth graders consider the source of their nutrition. In this food systems lesson plan, 6th graders discuss how food gets to the table and the process it goes through. Students reflect on world hunger issues, farming, and consumerism...

Students examine the common misconceptions about breastfeeding. In this adult health lesson, students explain the benefits of breastfeeding. They determine the food group they need to improve on based on the prenatal good guide.

Students explain their role as consumers. They use a purchased calorimeter or make their own simple calorimeter to measure the energy content in selected foods. This interesting lesson really gets students thinking about what they eat.

Students examine importance of making healthy food choices, discuss connection between what we eat and healthy body and heart, discriminate between healthy food or "heart-smart choices," and "junk food," and plan healthy meal or snack.

Students keep a food diary for a day and examine the calories, and nutrient intakes.  In this food diary lesson students complete several activities including a food diary analysis. 

Students focus on the issues that students face during middle childhood. They recognize the negative effects of poor nutrition and make more informed healthy decisions. They conduct further self-analysis in regards to their individual...

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...

Seventh graders investigate the concept of a nutritional label used on bread products. They read different labels in order to strengthen reading skills and interpreting nutritional information. The information is used in order to create...

Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals and budgeting for them. In this nutrition lesson, students complete activities that require them to determine how much it costs to feed children at different ages....

Students explore nutrients found in foods. In this health lesson, students discuss the importance of a healthy diet and exercise. Students track the number of calories burned during various forms of exercise.

Learners explore wants and needs. In this family budgeting lesson, students play the Food Money game to help them distinguish between food wants and needs. Learners discuss their impressions of the game and food budgets.

Students complete a Web Quest on ways that Native Americans hunted for, harvested, stored, and prepared food and what types of natural foods were eaten.  In this early American food cycles lesson, students discover many of the ways...

Learners create their own 3D Food Guide pyramid. In this health science lesson plan, students assess their eating and exercise habit. They design a healthy meal plan and exercise to incorporate in their lives.

Students share ideas about how they use their WIC foods. In this adult health lesson plan, students discuss benefits of eating a healthy diet. They create recipes using WIC food supplies.

Students discuss the foods they eat and why they eat them. In this nutrition lesson, students determine what foods people might eat in Cyprus and create a traditional meal tasting five traditional recipes of Cyprus set up like...

Students examine their protein intake daily. For this adult health lesson, students discover other protein rich foods besides meat. They name examples of vegetarian proteins found in the grocery stores.

Students examine the importance of local markets. In this horticulture lesson, students examine the importance of local markets and food systems that can provide profit for growers, freshness, variety and quality.

Students explore human health by reading agricultural books. In this dietary habit lesson, students discuss the foods we eat everyday and read two books about our human diets. Students identify the uses our body has for food and identify...

Third graders examine the role of cultural style of  food in various communities.  In this cultural factors instructional activity, 3rd graders look at how foods are eaten raw or processed in various communities.  Students...

First graders explore healthy eating habits by reading assigned text in class. In this food choice lesson, 1st graders discuss their own favorite foods and identify the healthier choices they could eat to make them feel better. Students...

Learners complete word searches based on nutrition vocabulary. In this nutrition lesson plan, students choose the food group and select a word search based on the group.