Food and Nutrition

<http://www.foodtimeline.org/> [Via Gary Price's Resourceshelf]
Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream?
What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip,and why?
Welcome to the Food Timeline!
There is a section of this site that covers Historic Food Prices. Seems like somebody always wants to know what a gallon of milk cost Back In The Day <http://digbig.com/4xfxq>(PDF; 2.2 MB; scroll downto page 31). Some data from other countries can be found here as well.

Go for 2 fruit and 5 vegetables: Kids only
http://www.gofor2and5.com.au/article.aspx?c=7&a=136&n=1
This website outlines the benefits of fruit and vegetables, suggests ways of increasing fruit and vegetable intake and provides easy recipes.
The Kids Only section provides activities designated lower primary, middle primary, and upper primary.

Calorie counters

http://www.caloriescount.org/calculator.html from http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
http://www.dwlz.com/ scroll down to restaurants
http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/
Mike's Calorie and Fat Gram Chart for 1000 Foods http://www.ntwrks.com/%7Emikev/chart1.html

Food Pyramid Power
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=U48
In this unit plan, students use algebraic thinking to explore properties
of addition. The food pyramid is the starting point for these
explorations.

Kidsworld: Nutrition
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/
We hope you enjoy your journey through the many games, quizzes and
informational worlds that we have created for your exploration.

ABCTeach: Nutrition
http://abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/science/food_and_nutrition_theme_unit/

Food and Nutrition Lessons
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Food___Nutrition/
Links to lesson plans related to nutrition.

ALFY's Picks for Nutrition
http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Nutrition/Nutrition_1.asp
Links to sites and lessons related to the theme of nutrition

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