Fifth graders investigate hunger and malnutrition. In this hunger and malnutrition lesson, 5th graders study the importance of proper nutrition. Students explore the scope of hunger and malnutrition problems.

Fourth graders respond in their nutrition journals to a prompt about the importance of the five food groups.

An article relaying vital information about health and nutrition are the backbone of this instructional activity on eating the right foods. A series of activities are used to help upper graders understand the science supporting our...

Plan a wellness day! Invite speakers from community resources to come and present and participate in a wellness day. Reinforce how important it is to take care of the whole body and how the choices they make now can make a difference...

Do you eat a balanced diet? Help your learners determine how healthy they are with a fill-in chart that will help them track their food intake. The grid provides color-in stars children can mark when they eat their meats, dairy, fruits,...

Talk about healthy habits using this resource. Learners can explore the importance of a healthy diet, exercise, and the different types of health care professionals. As part of this presentation, they answer hypothetical questions using...

Help your class make sense of nutrition labels with the ninth lesson plan of this series. After explaining the different information provided on packaged food labels, perform an activity that demonstrates the amount of sugar in a single...

Third graders explore nutritional variety. In this nutritional variety lesson, 3rd graders explore the many options for a healthy and well balanced diet. Students explore the food pyramid with nutritional guidelines from other countries.

Fourth graders discover a healthy diet. In this healthy diet lesson, 4th graders compare their typical diet with the recommendations of MyPyramid for Kids.

Seventh graders describe the healthy choices about food. In this nutrition lesson, 7th graders use the food pyramid to help them in making nutritious choices. Students discuss their diet and talk about how it can be improved.

High schoolers 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,...

Young scholars discuss healthy eating habits. In this food preferences instructional activity, students read a scenario about teenagers visiting a restaurant.   Young scholars role play the story and complete a graphic organizer....

Students create a meal plan for their family. For this adult health science lesson, students discuss the benefits of using a shopping list. They explain how these methods can help them save time and make healthy meals.

Students recognize a wide variety of fruit and have a greater understanding about the importance of fruit in their diet, and determine that some fruits' skins are edible and others are not.

Students discuss ways to properly clean fruit and vegetables. In this adult health lesson, students explain the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. They suggest ways to store food for future use.

What constitutes a healthy diet? In what way is a healthy diet defined and influenced by culture? Groups investigate the community and national resources available in a country, and then design a healthy diet for its citizens.

Students develop skills in making nutritionally-sound food choices. Keeping a food diary, they analyze their food intake using the food pyramid as a guide. Students identify and explain the relationship of nutrition to personal health...

Students construct food pyramids by painting shoe boxes and using them to respresent different food groups. They cut out and paste pictures of the respresentative foods for the groups on the box sides. They compare their diets to the...

Fourth graders engage in an original unit about nutrition and record daily intake of food in order to help create a healthy eating plan. They practice making practical food choices for optimum health and then investigate how to maintain...

In this planning a healthy meal worksheet, learners use a color guide with symbols to color a plate to designate the food groups, use it to plan a healthy balanced meal, and rate their plate. Students complete 15 activities and answers.

Learners explore the food pyramid, nutrition, and how to plan a balanced diet. This fun lesson plan is well-planned and a great introduction to the food pyramid!

Students study the importance of increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption. In this healthy diet lesson, students study the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables based on their age, sex, and activity level. Students list three...

What is obesity and what are some steps that can help? Investigate obesity by having your class read and discuss articles about obesity. Students gain knowledge about body mass index, the food pyramid, being overweight and dieting. They...

In this health activity students write down the number of calories consumed and the types of foods in an attempt to control health.