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Cooking Matters

Breakfast Boost

For Students K - 8th
A healthy and balanced breakfast is essential to maintaining a day's worth of solid energy and mind-power. Encourage class members to eat a smart breakfast with a worksheet that provides interesting food facts, a questionnaire looking...
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MyPlate

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A nice, neat PowerPoint accompanies this lesson plan, explaining each of the MyPlate dietary recommendations. Another PowerPoint gives the class the opportunity to apply the concepts of MyPlate on a worksheet. Recipes are provided for...
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Diet: Cereal Grains and Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the nutritional value of various cereal grains. Without adding sugar, they cook with grains and compare the taste to cereal containing sugar. In addition, students complete worksheets about the different grains,...
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Delicious Dinners by Jr. Chefs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create a protein-rich dinner. In this nutrition lesson, students brainstorm foods that are rich in protein. Learners make burritos and identify the color of meat when it is cooked thoroughly.
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Rice as a Source of Energy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the nutrition in rice. In this rice instructional activity, 5th graders discover that rice is a great source of energy. Students compare foods to rice to see the differences in the nutritional value. Students...
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A Healthy Diet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine their own fast food habits and discuss the poor nutritional value of this type of food. They read nutritional labels on popular packaged foods. They analyze the risks of a diet high in fat and sodium versus a well...
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Computation: How can we use rice to solve problem questions?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders graph metric tons of rice produced by various countries.  In this graphing lesson, 4th graders follow problem solving steps to answer questions about rice nutrition and then graph the amount of rice produced by several...
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HEALTHY EATING

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars devise their own scheme for encouraging healthy eating and discuss health eating. They prepare a talk for younger students from the government to promote healthy eating.
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Nutrients for Plants and People: Gardening for Good Health

For Students 4th - 6th
In this food pyramid worksheet, students read about each food group in the food pyramid, and then write examples for each one. Students write 6 groups and 6 examples.
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Basic Vitamins: Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble

For Teachers 5th - 8th
An incredibly thorough lesson plan on vitamins, and how to keep one's body at peak health. Learners access a variety of excellent worksheets embedded in the plan that have them consider raw vs. cooked foods, a vegetable nutrition...
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Chef Solus Cooking Academy Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students evaluate human health by participating in an interactive activity. For this food choice lesson, students discuss the decisions they make each day in order to stay healthy with the food they eat. Students utilize the Internet to...
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What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the concept of nutrition.  For this nutrition lesson, students identify the benefit of eggs as a nutritional meal or snack.  Young scholars also discover how to prepare easy meals or snacks using eggs. 
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Jr. Chef Club Delightful Desserts

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the fat content in foods. In this nutrition lesson, students review the food pyramid and identify foods that are low in fat. Students create a low-fat dessert by using fruit.
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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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How You Doing? How You Bean?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students name 3 health benefits of eating beans. In this adult health lesson, students identify various beans they can get with their WIC vouchers. They discuss ways to adapt a certain recipe to their family's needs.
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Diet: Soup and Salad Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students prepare soup and salad meals and assess their nutritional and aesthetic values. After solving soup riddles and discussing types of salads, they use meal planning forms to list ingredients and recipe information. The lesson also...
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Mystery Recipe Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson 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 lesson. They use the ingredients and recipe in the lesson and work in groups in...
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Say Cheese!

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the different WIC cheese choices. In this health activity, students compare the nutrient content of various cheese. They share cheese cooking tips.
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Try Something New with Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils share what fruits and vegetables they bought with their WIC checks. In this adult health lesson, students discuss different ways to prepare fruits and vegetables. They view a cooking demo and try it at home.
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Basics About Beef Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health learning exercise, high schoolers complete an 85 clue crossword puzzle about beef. Questions cover names for various cuts, cooking words, and filler words such as "abbreviation for etcetera."
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Let's All Help (The Little Red Hen)

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore ways that children can help during mealtime preparation. In this adult health lesson, students discuss the benefits of letting children help. They view a cooking demo and implement what they learned at home.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students write down their idea of a healthy meal, review the food guide pyramid and consider what could make the meal healthier.
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Get Fit for Yosemite - Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners demonstrate an understanding of healthy eating habits and of following a fitness program. They visit Yosemite Institute.