Presents ideas for learning activities which combine science and nutrition instruction. (JMB)

Outlines several programs being used to teach nutrition in elementary schools around the country. (JMB)

Teachers describe activities for elementary school students to promote healthful behavior (physical fitness, good nutrition, etc.), including reorganizing the classroom; workouts; playground games; and bulletin board ideas. (CB)

The food rating system described in this article was devised to provide children with a simple way of putting a fairly accurate value on the foods they eat. (Author)

Author presents a basic twelve year cycle for nutrition education. (GB)

Article includes a bibliography on nutrition education and excerpts from a speech by Dr. E. Neige Todhunter, Visiting Professor of Nutrition in the Biochemistry Department, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University. (GB)

Discusses problems with the National School Lunch Program, including the high proportion of food thrown away by students, problems with food preparation, nutritional standards, and competition from junk foods. Suggestions for nutrition education are offered and organizations and books for further reference are listed. (JMB)

Article lists activities to revitalize existing practices in nutrition education programs. (GB)

Author provides two tests to point out misconceptions about nutrition and nutrition instruction. (GB)

Elementary school students can learn about nutrition by preparing foods themselves; author quotes research linking malnutrition to developmental difficulties in school as reason for starting nutrition education in the early grades. (SP)

Students became much more interested in nutrition after a class project of evaluating and investigating the foods they ate. (GB)

Here's a simple, effective, school-based nutrition program from Oakham Center Elementary School, plus activities, a play, a quiz, a worksheet, and a resource list. (Editor/SJL)

Presents a selection of activities for a cross-curricular unit based on vegetables. Activities address vocabulary, language arts, social studies, and health education. A student reproducible presents a tossed salad game. Game cards can be incorporated into the other activities. A poster describes plant parts that are edible. A sidebar offers…

Eating involves--and offers--a lot more than merely shoveling food into your mouth. It can be used in innumerable ways in your room. Here is a multitude of food experiences, all designed for kids' heads as well as their stomachs. You can use cooking and food throughout your curriculum. Here's how! (Editor)