Two elements proven to better classroom performance
are a good night's sleep and good nutrition. In addition, numerous
life-long problems have been associated with improper eating.
Overweight,
Ethnicity, and the Prevalence of Hypertension in School-aged
Children
To combat this, the following resources provide a good range
of easy-to-download lessons and ideas and organizations to
write to and obtain free materials. Of course, one of the
best places to start is right here at Reach
Every Child.
It's easy to integrate these lessons by using the history,
science and calorie content of food to fit into a variety
of subject areas, as well as teaching students good life skills
and problem solving. You can even bring in culture and explore
the relationship between food, geography and where people
live.
Is food choice hurting your child at school?
Instructional Materials in Nutrition
The
Food Timeline
For example, here is a food timeline that could be illustrated.
The
History and Origins of Food
This site has the history of many specific foods.
Food:
Past & Present
Calorie
Calculator
This site enables students to count the calories in food.
Caloriesperhour.com
And this site has calories used by hour
Vegetarian
Nutrition
Students may want to consider a career as a nutritionist.
Food
Guide Pyramid
Get the government's downloadable pamphlet. Or have students
write away for their own copy and have it sent home to share
with the family.
Federal
Citizen Information Center Food Publications
ADA
Position on Vegetarianism
What is a vegetarian and the vegetarian food pyramid?
Nutrient
Charts
Use these charts to find the nutrient contents of your favorite
fruits, nuts and vegetables.
Healthy
Fast Food for Pre-Schoolers
Eat
Better, Perform Better
Vegetables and athletes
List
of Biologists
CHOICE
Lesson plans by age group from Citizens for Healthy Options
In Children's Education
The
Veggie Place
Questions and answers about veggies
Dole
5 A Day
Dole free five-day unit of study includes scope and sequence
chart, lots of free activities, music and much more.
USDA
Food and Nutrition
Check out the Interactive Healthy Eating Index (IHEI), an
online dietary assessment tool that provides information on
your diet quality, related nutrition messages and links to
nutrient information.
The
Educator's Reference Desk -- Nutrition.
This is an excellent place to look for lesson plans.
California
Olive Industry -- Educators
Find activities and printouts to teach about nutrition.
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