Healthy Snack Ideas
HELPFUL WEBSITES
•· Child Nutrition USDA - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
•· Improve Your Children's Education - How parents and Families can help their children do better in school. Sponsored by Family Involvement Partnership for Learning.
•· School Nutrition Association - Includes recipes for kids.
•· Eat Right - Sponsored by the American Dietetics Association.
•· Nutrition Data - Information on fast food.
•· Kid's Health - Sponsored by the Nemours Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to children's health.
•· Student's Guide to Nutrition - Sponsored by BestColleges.com. A guide on nutrition and making smart healthy choices in school.
Nutrition for Kids: Activities and WebQuests
Meet the Five Food Groups – This game is geared toward primary school children, and encourages them to learn all about the five basic food groups. - The Amazing Food Detective – Play this awesome, interactive game for primary kids all the way to high school. It helps teach kids about nutrients and how they affect the body.
- Fast Food Explorer – A very interesting website that lets middle school and secondary students figure out how many calories and how much fat is in that popular fast food.
- The Food Museum – An absolute treasure trove of all things food, this fun and interactive website features videos, exhibits, and much more relating to food. Geared toward secondary level students.
- Cool Food Quiz – A fun and easy quiz to help kids of all ages decide what good foods they are eating, and which ones are not so great.
- Virtual Grocery Store – Take your students or child shopping in this virtual grocery store to make good food choices! Levels primary-middle school.
Printable Activities
- Healthy Heart – Nutrition plays a big role in heart health. Print out this helpful pamphlet/poster discussing heart health and you.
- Food Groups Word Search – For grades K-3, this printable word search puzzle features the food groups.
- Nutrition Log – For secondary/high school students, this printable or downloadable log helps track food and caloric intake.
- What’s Your Eating Style? – This printable flowchart is designed for middle school children and helps them determine how to get their 3 servings of calcium per day.