Learning about healthy eating and food safety doesn't have to be boring! In fact, you're going to have a lot of fun exploring these great sites, playing their games and cooking up their tasty recipes.
Food and Nutrition
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Milk Matters for Kids!
DHHS. NIH. National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.
Provides interactive games and activities to help kids learn more about calcium and its importance for strong bones and healthy teeth. Learn how much calcium is needed daily and what foods contain calcium.
Fruit & Veggie Color Champions
Produce For Better Health Foundation.
Provides a variety of educational tools such as activity books, coloring sheets, and useful links to help children learn how to increase fruit and vegetable intake.
BAM! Body and Mind ~ Food and Nutrition
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A fun site for 9 to 13-year-olds on the basics of eating well and feeling good. Includes games and quizzes on food facts, offers recipes on simple, healthy treats and gives tips on packing a great lunch for school.
Best Bones Forever!TM
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A place for girls to learn the ins and outs of eating well and staying active to promote bone health. Includes games, quizzes, videos, wallpaper and other great stuff to download.
TeensHealth Food & Fitness
Nemours Foundation. KidsHealth.
Delivers straight answers on good nutrition and regular exercise, including maintaining a healthy weight, vegetarianism, food allergies, food labels, cooking tips, smart snacking and eating disorders.
Smart-Mouth
Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Games, quizzes, puzzles and video clips about nutrition and how we make food choices. Decide if you can "Trust Gus," sample some info Snacktoids, "Feed the Face" (if you're smart enough!) and relax with some food flicks.
MyPyramid Blast Off Game
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
An interactive computer game where kids can reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity.
Food Hygiene Mission Control
Food Standards Agency (United Kindgom).
Delivers quizzes, games and fact pages about food hygiene issues for children aged 7 to 14 and their teachers.
NSF Scrub Club
NSF International.
Hand-washing fun at its best! Songs, videos, games, a villain gallery of common bacteria, and more.
Food Detectives Fight BAC!
University of New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service.
Takes you along with the Food Detectives as they "Fight BAC" on four different cases. Includes games, songs and videos to help you learn how to keep food safe to eat.
Food Safety Education for Kids and Teens
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
A massive collection of puzzles, word searches, coloring books and activities pages to help you learn more about keeping food safe. Also includes articles to read and more links to explore.
Two Forks, Idaho
National Health Museum. Access Excellence.
Invites you to solve the mystery of why people in one Idaho town are getting sick. Lets you interview the people known to have had contact with the victims and asks you to figure out who's spreading the disease -- and how!