Students learn about the health benefits of dark chocolate. They research other foods which they consider to be both healthy and delicious for a ?classroom pantry.?

In this lesson: Students will research a variety of take-away food menus to examine the amount of fats, carbohydrates and protein contained within some of their favorite fast foods. Students will create a menu to eat from a variety of fast food venues for an entire day to determine if it is possible to eat a nutritional diet of fast food venues alone. Students must stay within recommended dietary requirements for their age.

Students will identify fast food choices that are more healthful, define the health benefits of choosing smaller portions of foods high in fat, calories, and sodium, describe the basics of energy balance and how to maintain a healthy weight, and evaluate their fast food choices and identify ways to improve.

This is a supplemental presentation that should be used with the Fast Food: Figuring Out the Facts lesson plan. It will show students the dangers of fast food and how to make healthier choices.

Students explain why excessive fat intake is not healthful, describe ways to limit fat when eating fast food, identify the difference between healthful and less healthful fats, and make lower fat choices from fast food restaurant menus.

Students will describe the impact of fast food on the American diet, analyze their community to identify fast food restaurants and grocery stores, and identify three ways to make healthier food choices using the fast food restaurants and grocery stores in their community.

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

Finding yourself in a hectic situation, whether it's forgetting your homework or missing your ride home, can really stress you out. Are you looking for a safety net for those days that seem to get worse by the second? Could you really use some advice on how to de-stress both your body and your mind? Knowing how to deal can be half the battle! This resource provides students with tips for keeping cool, calm, and collected during those stressful moments.

In this article students will learn about social phobia including how to get help.

These activities will help your students learn ways to feel better
when they're feeling down.

This is a supplemental article that discusses the importance of adequate sleep for good health. This article can be used in conjunction with the Sleep lesson plan.

In this resource students will learn what causes stress, how the body handles stress, and signs of being stressed out.