| Sites Specifically for Students With Information About Foods and Nutrition |
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Best Bones Forever: From the National Bone Health Campaign; Facts and interactive activities
Cool Food for Kidz: Includes tips on eating out, safe food tips, food labels, nutrition facts MORE
Dole: Super Kids: A site for kids about proper nutrition
Ear Twiggles: Learn about healthy food with EarTwiggle's coloring pages, activities and games. Be creative and have fun while learning about healthy foods!
Healthy Fridge Just for Kids: Facts about good nutrition, and heart disease
Just for Kids: Smart-Mouth.org Nutritional information; interactive activities to learn more about the foods you eat
Kids' Health: Ready, Set, Breakfast: Nutritional facts about the importance of breakfast
Kids' World Nutrition: A scientific view of nutrition for kids that includes a Food Pyramid, an explanation of the information provided on nutritional labels, and a nutrition quiz; additional nutrition information and links to other online resources
Kidnetic.com: An informative site aimed at helping kids eat healthy and stay active
Nutrition Cafe: Nutrition facts and information for students
Nutrition Explorations: Explore the world of nutrition for young people
Playnormous Health Games: Learn about health AND still have a great time by playing nutrition games and watching cool animations.
Teens' Health: Get the lowdown on healthy eats, dieting, strength training, eating disorders, steroids, and more.
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Includes information for women, seniors, kids and teens, and educators. Food Facts about Dietary Supplements, Egg Safety, Food Allergies, Bottled Water, Produce Safety, Seafood Safety, Ready-to-Eat Refrigerated Foods, Raw Milk, and more; Food Safety and Nutrition Education Campaigns includes education campaigns for kids and teens, for pregnant women, for the Hispanic Community; tools for educators, and more.
Culinary Resources: Foods, culinary television shows, nutritional resources
Eat Right America: Designed to bring the findings of the most current nutritional research to every man, woman, and child who wants to live a healthier life.
HealthyFridge.org: This site is dedicated to providing heart-healthy tips for the entire family.
The Food Museum: Examines what in the world we eat and how we eat it, where it came from, how it has evolved, what its impact is on culture, what its future may be
| Fats in Your Diet | Kids' Health: What is Fat? |
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| Kids' Health: Learn About Fats | Kidipede: Fat |
| Fast Food Facts | Fast Food Trivia |
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| Fast Food Facts | Fast Food Facts: A Guide for Teens |
| Figuring Out Food Labels | |
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| Kids' Health: Figuring Out Food Labels | FDA enter for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: Understanding Food Labels |
| Food Glossary | BBC : A to Z Food Glossary |
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| Food Dictionary - From A-Z | Linda's Culinary Dictionary |
| Food Pyramid | |
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| Kids' Health: The Food Guide Pyramid | Nutrition Exploration: Food Guide Pyramid |
| USDA: Inside the Food Pyramid | USDA: My Pyramid Plan |
| Food Safety | Safe Food Handling |
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| USDA: HIstory of Refrigeration and Food Safety | Food Detectives: Fight Bacteria Interactive Game |
| Kids' World - Food Safety | Food Safety Lessons |
| Importance of Grains | |
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| Kids' Corner: Grains, They're Essential | Rice-a-Roni: Importance of Grains and Fiber |
| Kids' Nutrition: Grain Group | Wheat Foods Council: Why Eat Whole Grains |
| Importance of Milk and Dairy | |
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| Moo Milk | |
| Kids' Corner on Dairy | Kids' Nutrition: Milk Group |
| Kids' Health: Calcium and Its Importance | National Dairy Council |
| Minerals in Your Diet | |
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| Kids' Health: Minerals | Health for Kids: Minerals |
| Best Foods for Specific Minerals | Important Minerals for your body |
| Vegetarians | How Stuff Works: Vegetarians |
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| Kids' Health: What's a Vegetarian | Vegetarianism Explained for Kids |
| Vitamins in Your Diet | Vitamin and Mineral Reference Chart |
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| Kids' Health: Vitamins | Health for Kids: Vitamins |
| How Stuff Works: 13 Essential Vitamins | How Stuff Works: Vitamins |
| Educational Health and Nutrition Powerpoints |
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| Educational Health Videos |
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| Educational Nutrition Videos |
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| Reference Sites to Help in Your Research |
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Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE
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