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General
Staying Healthy - from Kids Health. Various health tips and advice
Food and Energy - lesson plan from South Australia Science Teachers Association
What's for Lunch?
GoGrains for Primary Schools - from GoGrains and NSW Department of Education and Training. On the GoGrains web site you will find teaching resources for primary school Science and Technology using grains and legumes as the context for learning.
The Bean Files - this site has stories, activities, songs, recipes and more, also teachers notes, from Legumaniac staff at Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, University of Western Australia
Healthy Choices for Kids - from Washington Apple Commission. Includes activities
Kellogg's - with information about all Kellogg's cereals and healthy eating
Sanitarium Health Food Company - with information about products and healthy eating
Nutrition Cafe - online activities on food and nutrition
Food and Nutrition - range of activities from abcteach.com
Eating Out
The Fast Food Nutrition Fact Explorer - explore the nutrition content for foods from takeaway outlets such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Subway, KFC and Burger King (unfortunately some quantities are in imperial measurements but good for comparison, note also USA menu)
Food for the Tucker Box
How Food Preservation Works - from How Stuff Works
When bugs have you on the run - an interesting and informative article about food poisoning from NOVA, Australian Academy of Science
Food Preservation Publications - various publications pertaining to food preservation, from Oregon State University
Packaging Tricks - lesson plan introduces students to the ways in which packaging is designed to attract consumers, from Media Awareness Network, Canada
Looking at Food Advertising - lesson plan introduces students to the ways in which advertising can affect their food choices, from Media Awareness Network, Canada
Eating Under the Rainbow - lesson plan about fast food advertising, from Media Awareness Network, Canada
Food Labels in the Classroom - lesson plan from the Educator's Reference Desk