Nutrition for Kids: Games, Activities & Printable Lesson Plans
Online Activities & Games
- The Amazing Food Detective – An interactive game for kids of all ages that educates on the importance of nutrition and how it affects the body.
- Fueling My Healthy Life – This teacher multimedia resource portal has sample food lesson plans, interactive games and digital badges for students to earn!
- The Food Museum – A fun a website that has videos, exhibits, and interactive games relating to food.
- Blast Off Game – Students needs to fuel their rocket man with the proper food and physical activity for them to reach space!
- Step To It – Kids will use a pedometer, record their steps and learn how making small changes in physical activity can lead to big health changes.
- Videos & Songs – Choose My Plate – Watch these educational videos and learn these healthy habit songs for a better understanding of nutrition.
- Nutrition Websites For Kids and Teens – A nice selection of online nutrition games for kids and teens of all ages.
- Healthy Habits Game – PBS Kids had put together a collection of online games related to health and nutrition. From proper cooking techniques and safety to how to wash hands, there’s a video here for every health and nutrition topic!
- The Interactive Playground – The National Agricultural Library has put together a collection of interactive websites relating to nutrition. From BMI calculators to food safety quizzes, there’s something on here for everyone!
- 10 Fun Nutrition Games for Kids – A collection of fun ideas for teaching kids about food and nutrition.
- Activities to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Habits Among Children – A collection of activities compiled by nutrition specialists and doctors.
Printable Activities and Lesson Plans
- Team Nutrition, Digital Nutrition Resources for Kids – From games, to videos to printables to short reading materials, this website from the USDA has nutritional information for educators, parents and kids.
- Food Groups Word Search – A printable word search puzzle for K-4 kids relating to food groups and nutrition.
- Children’s Activities: Healthy Eating – From Coloring sheets and flashcards to curriculum materials and recipes, this website has a ton of printable activities for parents and teachers alike.
- Activity Sheets – Choose My Plate – These printable activity sheets include puzzles, word scrambles, recipes and more.
- Printable Materials and Handouts – free printable worksheets and hand outs that are perfect for teachers and nutrition related events.
- NUTRITION WORKSHEETS (PDF) – 6 printable lessons that teach kids all about healthy eating habits.
- Printable Cooking Recipes – Healthy recipes for both kids and adults!
- Printable Food and Nutrition Teaching Worksheets – Covering everything from food vocabulary quizzes to reading comprehension worksheets on nutrition, these printables are perfect for educators!
WebQuests and Miscellaneous Health and Nutrition Websites
- Fast Food Choices – This webquest is designed for middle to high school kids, and discusses making smarter fast food choices.
- Nutrition webquest – A collection of health related worksheets for freshman aged school children.
- Health Webquests – Nutrition Webquest – A short collection of quizzes and tasks all related to nutrition and health.
- Teachers Pay Teachers – Health Wequests – While these are all paid for webquests, there is a vast selection of health and nutrition webquests available to download for distance learning!
- Nutrition Pathfinder (PDF) – Explore a these websites and lessons for nutrition and physical activity learning.
- Good Foods for Good Health – This webquest teaches kids about what foods are healthy, the best way to buy healthy food and how to plan healthy meals.
- The History of USDA Food Guidelines and The Food Pyramid – Learn about the history of the food pyramid and where scientists and doctors got their information from.
- Choose My Plate – Choose your food group and explore the nutritional information for each food!
- Healthy Eating Calculator – The Children’s Nutrition Research Center from Baylor College of Medicine has put together a healthy eating calculator for your child’s nutrition.
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