Nutrition classes

Eating better is a BIG priority for me right now. I'm looking at healthy alternatives to all our favorite meals and snacks, preparing new recipes to ensure we eat more balanced meals, and eating a lot more organic (and a lot less processed) foods. I expected a lot of resistance from my family. When my son wondered why his sugary cereal was replaced with a healthier organic one, I showed him the grades each got on the Fooducate app by scanning the bar codes with my smartphone. It was like a…

Resources for a unit study on nutrition with more than 20 topics that include ideas for field trips, books, co-op guest speakers, service opportunities, hands-on activities, videos, and more.

For my 16-year-old daughter's junior/senior year, I put together a health and nutrition curriculum that includes hand-picked information covering a wide range of practical topics. By no means is it a standard health and nutrition curriculum, but it does cover the majority of topics covered by a typical high school health textbook (and many of those […]

Teaching nutrition and 6 nutrients and my plate to middle and high school students in Family and consumer science and culinary arts.

This fantastic unit study will capture your student’s attention as it explores nutrition. He will start with the basic biology and anatomy of the digestive system, and continue onto how what we eat affects our health and from where our food comes. He’ll even study basic farming practices, organics, and GMOs. This study was designed...

MyPlate lesson plans and activities for high school and middle school nutrition and family and consumer science classes. MyPlate printables and worksheets as well as Webquests and activities to hel…

The tween years are when it is time for our children to start taking responsibility for their habits. Healthy living habits such as their personal hygiene and the food they eat are great first steps for them to take. This Middle School Health Nutrition Unit will teach and encourage your child to make wise choices …

It’s really easy for me to spin out about nutrition and go into the finer points of a diet or get deep into conversation about this diet vs. that, but I also forget how many people don’…

It seems like every week another popular food item is either touted as being a lifesaver or a dangerous killer. One week, eggs are good for you and the