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Nutrition
Theme Unit


Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Eating Healthy - Eat Right, Feel Good! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Can You Eat a Rainbow? (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Water (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Minerals (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Fats (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Nutrition (Very Quick Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)

Short Readers
     Food As Fuel (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Proteins (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Vitamins (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Carbohydrates (Short Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)


Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     The After School Snack (Grades 1-2)
     Food Is Not Green (Grades 1-3)
     Picky Paul (Grades 1-3)
     Too Busy for Breakfast (Grades 1-3)
     Kayla Hates Green (Grades 1-3)
     Lindsey's Cooking Lesson

Non-Fiction
     Reading a Food Label
     Food Guide Pyramid
     Water
     Vitamins & Minerals
     Fat
     Carbohydrates
     Nutrients
     Proteins
     The Food Guide Pyramid (Grades 1-3)
     All Animals Need to Eat Right (Grades 3-4)
     The Basics of Breakfast (Grades 3-5)
     School Lunches (Grades 3-5)
     Eating Well for Good Health (Grades 4-6)
     Brain Foods (Grades 4-6)
     Making Healthy Food Choices (Grades 4-6)
     The Nutrition of a "Picky-Eater" Toddler (Grades 4-6)
     Snack Attack for Older Kids (Grades 4-6)
     Why Families Eat Together (Grades 4-6)
     Malnutrition (Grades 4-6)
     Fad Diets (Grades 4-6)
     A Diabetic's Diet (Grades 4-6)
     The Diet of a Cystic Fibrosis Patient (Grades 4-6)
     Milk Nutrition (Grades 4-6)
     Nutritional Safety (Grades 4-6)
     Portion Control (Grades 4-6)
     Calories (Grades 4-6)
     Vitamins from Food or Supplements (Grades 4-6)
     Fiber (Grades 4-6)
     Calcium (Grades 4-7)
     Iron (Grades 4-7)
     Five a Day (Grades 4-7)
     Egg Allergy Nutrition (Grades 4-7)
     Nutrition of the Elderly (Grades 4-7)
     Nutrition During Pregnancy (Grades 4-7)
     What's a Preschooler to Drink? (Grades 5-7)
     The Freshman 15 (Grades 5-7)
     Sugar Substitutes (Grades 5-7)
     Nutrition Bars (Grades 5-7)
     Butter vs. Margarine (Grades 5-7)
     Feel Full on Fewer Calories (Grades 5-7)


Read and Color
            How Vital Are Vitamins?
            The History of Salt


Conversations - Foreign Languages
     Don't Forget Your Vitamins and Minerals! - Spanish and English


Activity Pages
            Nutrition Activities


Fast Food Math
Burgers and Fries
     Burgers and Fries - Count Calories
     Burgers and Fries - Count Carbohydrates
     Burgers and Fries - Count Protein
     Burgers and Fries - Count Fat
     Burgers and Fries - Count more than one at once
     Burgers and Fries - Mix
     Burgers and Fries - What is the percent of calories from ..

Pizza
     Pizza - Count Calories
     Pizza - Count Carbohydrates
     Pizza - Count Protein
     Pizza - Count Fat
     Pizza - Count more than one at once
     Pizza - Mix


Plays:  Reader's Theater Scripts
     Don't Forget Your Vitamins and Minerals! (Grades 2-3)


Book Units
    Bread and Jam for Frances (Grades 1-2)
    Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Grades 2-4)
    Chocolate Fever (Grades 3-5)
    The Chocolate Touch (Grades 3-7)


Science Project
    Pizza Science Activity


Nutrition Analogies
             Nutrition Analogies


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