Health: Diet and Nutrition
These sites are about good nutrition and healthy diets. Learn about the food pyramid and how food is good for the body. Topics include how to read food labels and look for additives. There are also online games and quizzes about nutrition.
Grades
- 2,
- 3,
- 4,
- 5,
- 6
Links
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Kids World Nutrition
This site covers food pyramids, food safety, and nutrition labels. Includes a coloring sheet and online quiz.
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Harcourt: Your Health
Choose a grade level from 1-6 and play interactive games like matching food groups or disaster kitchen. Chapter 4 at each level covers nutrition.
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Nutrition Explorations
This site teaches nutrition the fun and easy way. It includes ideas for healthy shopping lists. There are also interactive games about healthy eating.
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Dole 5 a Day
Kids can read nutrition facts, play online games, and get creative recipes for kids. There is also information for teachers on using this program in the classroom.
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The Healthy Refridgerator
Students can learn what foods are good for the body and lower cholesterol. Then take a quiz in “Just for Kids.”
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The Coolfood Kidz
The Coolfood Kidz talk all about diet and nutrition. Learn 10 tips for being healthy, read why breakfast is important, and take a quiz.
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FDA: Food Safety Quiz for Kids
Student can test their knowledge of food safety with this online quiz.
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What Do Food Labels Really Say?
Use this page to learn how to decode the information on nutrition labels.
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Soy Foods and Health
You may have heard about soy in the news. What is soy? Learn some facts about soy and how it can be part of a healthy diet with the information on this page.
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What's a Vegetarian?
A vegetarian is someone who doesn’t eat meat. Learn about different kinds of vegetarian diets and how vegetarians can eat a balanced diet.
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Food Allergies
What is a food allergy? Can kids with allergies eat the same foods as kids without? Find out which foods cause the most allergies, what a reaction is like, learn about living with allergies, and more with the information on this site.
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Food Guide Pyramid
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) changed the Food Guide Pyramid in 2005 to help people better understand how to eat a healthy diet. This page explains the messages in the new symbol.
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My Pyramid
Learn about My Pyramid with the worksheets, coloring pages, or interactive computer game found on this site.
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Fruit and Veggie Color Champions
This site for younger kids has games, coloring pages, and puzzles about fruits and vegetables.
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Bad Fats Brothers
Meet the Bad Fats Brothers, Sat and Trans on this interactive site. Learn about the fats that are harmful to your health, where they are found, and how you can avoid them.
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Banking on Calcium
This PowerPoint presentation contains lots of information about calcium, why it is an important nutrient, and what foods you can eat to get the most of it in your diet.
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Eat Smart Play Hard
Explore this site for games, activities, experiments, and more to help kids learn how to make healthy food choices and stay active.
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BrainPOP! Nutrition
Watch this short movie starring Tim and Moby, then take the pop quiz. Click on FYI for further information about nutrition. NOTE: This site is available by subscription only.
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Apple Juice on the Internet
Find out about nutrition and see a “Beverage Pyramid,” which tells you where beverages can fit into the food pyramid. There is also a game section.
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