NUTRITION

For Students

How Food Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/food.htm

Teaches students how food works to fuel the body.

Kidnetic

http://www.kidnetic.com/

A fun site with recipes for kids, including "insect-infested logs" and "brewed monkey-brain stew". There are also good articles on excercise and nutrition for kids.

Smart Mouth

http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/

A very interesting site that teaches kids to watch what they eat and beware of food advertising. There are also nutrition articles and recipes and a trivia game.

The Science of Cooking

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/

Find out how cooking is really chemistry! Webcasts on cheese-making, recipies, the history of ketchup, a food trivia quiz and more in this fun website.

Cookalotamus

http://www.cookalotamus.com/

A website that encourages kids to get involved in cooking and preparing meals.

Cool Food Planet

http://www.coolfoodplanet.org/gb/kidz/

Aimed at primary grades, a great site to get kids interested in nutrition.

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For Teachers

Network for a Healthy California

http://healthylausd.net/

Great resource for teachers and students of the Harvest of the Month program.

Harvest of the Month

http://www.harvestofthemonth.com/

The official site of the Harvest of the Month program that has resources and lesson ideas for the fruit or veggie of the month.

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