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Eating Out: Investigating fast food restaurants. Designing a menu for a healthy alternative fast food service.
Nutrition Australia http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/Default.htm Non-profit organisation that supplies information on nutrition for optimal health. Science of Cooking http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/ Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve your cooking! Explore recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking. KidChef http://www.kidchef.com/cda/index.cfm KidChef, where kids rule the kitchen. Find favourite recipes and ask an expert about cooking. Edible Journey Through China http://library.thinkquest.org/C0122155/ Inside you'll find everything you'd want to know about Chinese food and its customs. French Food http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/france/food.htm The French are world famous for their haute cuisine - the type of cooking done in expensive restaurants. French home cooking tends to be simpler, but is taken very seriously none the less. Diet Riot http://www.dietriot.com/fff/rest.html Ingredient list and nutrition information of all major fast food chains. Food Finder Database on nutritional value of fast foods. McDonalds Australia http://www.mcdonalds.com.au/home/sipnflip_default.asp Official site for McDonalds Restaurants in Australia. Includes information and virtual tour. KFC Australia Site for KFC fast food. Hungry Jacks http://www.hungryjacks.com.au/ Hungry Jacks story, information and restaurant locator. Pizza Hut Official site for Pizza Hut Restaurants. The Restaurant Guide Guide to Australian Restaurants. Bush Foods http://www.austmus.gov.au/teachers_resources/background/bush_food04.htm Background information about bush food preparation and processing. How Fast Food Can Fool You http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s972816.htm Fast food bypasses our body's natural appetite control systems, argue British researchers, which is why they make us fat. Fast Food Ads Target Children http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2003/s954539.htm Listen and read this radio story. Foodlink - Food Safety Safety tips for preparing and storing food. Eating For Life http://www.healthynewage.com/eat-for-life.html Ideas for healthy food preparation. Food Packaging http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/foodmain.html Historical archives of various food products. Looking at Food Advertising This lesson introduces students to the ways in which advertising can affect their food choices. Packaging Tricks This lesson introduces students to the ways in which packaging is designed to attract kids. Junk Food Advertising To familiarize students with the marketing techniques used in television and magazine snack food ads.
Classifying Food on The Pyramid http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/pyramid.pdf Place the food labels on the correct part of the pyramid with these worksheets. Health Classifying Food Products http://www.wsd1.org/LessonPlans/Health%20Lessons/Health%20Classifying%20Food%20Products%202.htm Students are introduced to the basic food groups using a paint program. They must graph the foods into the appropriate categories. Nutrients In Our Foods http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=259 Students will use the Internet to learn of, and research, information on health and nutrition. Students will study the six essential nutrients. Salad Party http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Nutrition/NUT0011.html The purpose of this activity is to provide a positive experience with \"veggies\" while practicing basic skills of observation, classification, and cooperation. It also provides a model for healthy eating. Pizza http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/prek-2/pizza-p2/ Students participate in an activity in which they focus on gathering and interpreting data about pizza as a basis for integrating mathematics, health, and social studies. Tasty Treats http://www.michigan.gov/scope/0,1607,7-155-10710_10722_10729-43817--,00.html Children explore how they use their sense of taste to describe the properties of an object. They are introduced to the vocabulary for describing food. Sandwich Day http://www.umkc.edu/imc/sandwday.htm Classroom ideas for a sandwich day.
Recipes for Kids - Links http://www.millnthps.sa.edu.au/websites/health/cooking.htm Links to a range of sites with simple recipes. Berta's Cooking http://home.iprimus.com.au/creyes/Kids.htm Simple recipes for kids. Geebung State School - Links for Recipes http://www.geebungss.qld.edu.au/recipes.htm Links to sites with recipes. Space Food And Nutrition http://spacelink.nasa.gov/products/Space.Food.and.Nutrition/index.html Guide With activities in Science related to space travel and nutrition.
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