In this lesson students will understand the benefits of eating breakfast and will identify some healthy breakfast foods.

Students will identify MyPlate food groups and examples of foods from each group, explain the importance of consuming foods from each food group every day, identify nutrient-dense foods and foods high in empty calories from solid fats and added sugars, explain the health risks associated with consuming a diet high in calories, SoFAS, and sodium, and describe the importance of daily physical activity.

This resource provides tips for choosing healthy foods for people with diabetes on holidays and special occasions.

Students will recognize the role of fat in the body, identify the fat content of various foods relative to each other, and generate alternatives to higher fat foods.

Lesson plan that discusses the role and importance of fat in your diet

Students will research the price of 1 week's worth of groceries in the United States. They will then be assigned a country and will research the amount of money spent on 1 week's worth of groceries in that country. This lesson was developed by Amber DiGiore as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.

Students will compare and contrast obesity rates worldwide. This lesson was developed by Amber DiGiore as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.

Students will research water conditions in developing countries. This lesson was developed by Amber DiGiore as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.

Students will review what they have learned during a series of nutrition lessons by playing the Nutrition Jeopardy game.

This is a PowerPoint presentation is to be used with the Nutrition Jeopardy lesson.

Part of The Science Inside series, this easy-to-read booklet discusses the importance of good health habits such as eating right and exercising. 77 pages

Race to "snatch" as many "slow" or "go" foods as possible and place them in the correct category bag.

This guide for teenagers helps them understand the importance of making healthy eating choices.

Children will use food labels to compare foods and make healthy choices based on the trans-fat content of those foods

Students learn about cholesterol including how it relates to your body and why you need a little not a lot, as well as, cholesterol and eating well.

In this lesson students will a variety of whole grain foods they can eat for dinner.