Healthy Eating | Activities | Food Facts | Food Labelling | Food Groups | Food Pyramid

A series of demonstration, practice, extension and testing activities on healthy eating including, food facts, food labels, food groups, food pyramids and eating a balanced diet.
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Body Weight A Brain Pop animation including an explanation of genetic body shapes, healthy eating and exercise. There is a 10 question quiz based on the animation.	Bike Game Using the arrow keys learners have to keep the cyclist balanced for the longest time.	5 a day challenge Using the arrow keys learners have to eat the fruit and vegetables whilst avoiding the junk food.	Apple Wordsearch A simple wordsearch which includes types and parts of the apple.
Food Facts A plate with pictures of all the food groups.	Calamity Kitchen Learners have to find the 12 calamities which exist in the kitchen.	A health promoting school Learners have to drag and drop written statements into speech bubbles. These create a framework for a 'health promoting school'. Perhaps useful as a group activity on screen.	Breakfast Detective A 'drag and drop' activity where learners link food facts with pictures.
Food Labels A simple picture of a kitchen with the food groups laid out on separate tables. The food labels can be added.	Captain Carlos A game of football where points are gained by identifying the good food as opposed to the junk food. If done successfully Captain Carlos scores a goal.	Body Matters A series of links to a range of information about aspects of the body. Good for project work.	Energenie's Energy Trail A site testing understanding of food and it's energy value.
Food Pyramid An excellent diagram where pictures turn to words as the mouse hovers over them. Below is a mnemonic to remember the food groups.	Dining Decisions Learners have to choose healthy foods from the conveyor belt in the school canteen.	Climbing High A game based on choosing the correct foods to give you stamina which in turn gives you the energy to climb the mountains. May need a little explanation to begin with.	Food for Health A simple activity matching same pictures.
Healthy & Unhealthy Foods A 'drag and drop' activity sorting out foods which are healthy and unhealthy.	Find the Nutrients A 'drag and drop' activity which shows the percentages of each food group in a balanced diet.	Development Crossword A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.	Food Wordsearch A wordsearch with a difference in that the words are not given learners have to find them within the grid.
Hookery Cookery Index Hundreds of recipes for learners to create snacks and meals.	Food for Health A simple 'drag and drop' activity of food recognition.	Dining Decisions A simple drag and drop activity where learners choose which foods they want from a conveyor belt carrying food. An assessment of their choice is given at the end. Suitable for more able readers.	Growing Body Crossword A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.
I love fruit (song) Sing your way to healthy eating.	Food Groups A drag and drop activity matching labels to their food groups.	Food Facts Game Learners have to choose the correct foods to score the highest points.	Healthy Foods A simple activity matching same pictures.
Is the BBQ food cooked? An activity in which learners have to measure the temperature of various meats and say whether they are cooked or not.	Food Pyramid A simple drag and drop activity placing foods into their correct place on the food pyramid. The importance of a donated goat providing money to buy the extra types of food is for discussion.	Growing Body Crossword A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.	Healthy Foods Crossword A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.
It's Up to You An excellent series of activities based on Tony dropped from the school football team because of his bad eating habits. His friends help in out by introducing him to a healthy diet and exercise programme. There is information and interactive activities.	Food Pyramid Match Up A simple matching game linking pictures with their correct food group.	Growth and Development An activity linking words to their correct sentences.	Lifestyle quiz Are you a slob or slick? Be completely honest and find out what your lifestyle choices say about you.
Let's raid the kitchen An activity in which learners click on various items of food around the kitchen to be given information as to whether it would be good for a snack or not.	Food sort game An activity in which learners have to drag and drop the foods onto the correct 'food type' plates against the clock.	Health and Growth An animation sets learners tasks concerning health and growth. Learners have to give Ben enough water, food, exercise and rest to keep him healthy. A 10 question quiz checks understanding of the need for water, food, exercise and rest.	Healthy Foods for You A simple activity matching same pictures.
Pyramid Power By clicking on each of the pyramid sections learners can access information about each of the food groups. Clicking on the game link tests the knowledge acquired.	Food Stories Level 1 has 4 pictures to place in order - a field of potatoes, potatoes being sliced, potatoes being fried and finally crisps being eaten. Level 2 has 8 pictures adding potatoes being harvested, washed, transported to shop. Level 3 has 10 pictures added.	Healthy Food Crossword 1 A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.	It's Up to You Quiz An online quiz covering all aspects of the 'It's Up to You' series.
What do we like to eat? Part 1 creating a block graph from what people eat. Part 2 looks at the unhealthy ingredients in cakes.	Fuel Box A 'drag and drop' activity showing which foods give which nutrients	Healthy Food Crossword 2 A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.	You Grow and Change A simple activity matching same pictures.
What we need stay alive A 'drag and drop' activity sorting out things humans need to stay alive.	Health and Growth Learners have to provide Ben with enough water, food, exercise and rest. If Ben doesn't get enough of any of these the game ends. There is a 10 question quiz on knowledge learners are expected to understand.	Healthy Food Planner An activity in which learners have to devise a series of meals for themselves for the week. Information is given categorising foods under the headings 'super energisers', 'brain boosters' and 'mood enhancers'.	Your Body A simple activity matching same pictures.
	Healthy Foods A simple activity linking statements to pictures.	Keeping Healthy An animation sets tasks looking at the heart movement and heart rate when sleeping, sitting, walking and running. The 3 microscopes give information on the heart, circulatory system and the pulse. A quiz checks understanding of why we need to keep healthy.	Your Body Crossword A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.
	Healthy Foods for You A simple activity linking statements to pictures.	Let's raid the kitchen By clicking on the various foods learners can find out which are the healthy and not so healthy options.	Your Growing Body A simple activity matching same pictures.
	Hurdles Game Using the arrow keys learners have to run their character as fast as they can the length of the running trackl.	Nutrition An activity linking words to their correct sentences.
	Place food in right group A 'drag and drop' activity where learners choose whether they should eat a lot or a little of specific foods.	Nutrition Crossword A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.
	Place food on right shelf A 'drag and drop' activity placing foods on the correct shelf. I have to admit I didn't realise foods should be placed on different shelves.	Nutrition Wordsearch A simple on screen wordsearch.
	Phunky Foods A drag and drop activity where learners sort out the various foods into their groupings.	Salad Factory As learners click on the foods their dietary content of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Fibre and Fat is given. They then have to choose their 5 a day. So many uses as an excellent resource.
	Pyramid Power A site in 2 parts. Part 1 gives information about the six food categories. Part 2 provides learners with the chance to 'drag and drop' the foods into their correct category.	School run game As the character moves around the board using arrow keys he encounters items which are healthy and unhealthy.
	Running Game Using the arrow keys learners have to make their character run as fast as they can along the course.	Superfoods Sleuth Learners have to identify the superfoods they can find in a series of rooms.
	Snack attack Play this fun game and find out the effects of salty foods.	Vending Machine Mania Catch the food before it hits the floor! Be careful! You may not want to catch it all! You have to decide which of the falling foods is good for you. Try not to give any of the bad food to your friends!
	Swimming Game Using the arrow keys learners have to swim their character as fast as they can the length of the swimming pool.	Your Body Crossword A puzzle where learners have to work out the missing word in a sentence. They are available in a word list.
	Weightlifting Game Using the 'a', 'z' and 'q' keys learners lift the weight and then place it down with the space key. Not as easy as it sounds.
	Where crisps come from An activity on 3 levels where learners have to put in sequence a number of pictures relating to the production of crisps.
	You Grow and Change A simple activity linking statements to pictures.
	Your Body A simple activity linking statements to pictures.
	Your Growing Body A simple activity linking statements to pictures.

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Healthy eating A powerpoint presentation showing how the topic of healthy eating could be used as a cross curricular topic.	Fun with flour An interactive activity plotting the timeline from seeds to bread.	Flour Power A board game which learners travel round as they answer questions about flour correctly.	Energenie's Energy Trail An excellent quiz activity linking foods with their benefits. Be warned about the music!!!
Chew On This An excellent site giving honest information about the food you eat, labelling and additives.	Make a Balanced Plate An activity in which learners have to drag and drop various foods into the correct section.	A balanced day Learners have to sort out different food groups for meals throughout the day.	Healthy Eating Millionaire Can you answer correctly the 15 healthy eating questions and make a million?
Rhyming Songs about Food A set of rhyming songs on this particular topic.	A Healthy Lunchbox An activity in which learners drag and drop various foods to make a healthy lunchbox.	Recipe for Success An activity in which learners have to drag and drop a variety of food stuffs onto a plate to make up the meals for an entire day. The dietary results are given at the end.	Vegetarian Quiz An online multi-choice quiz.
Food Songs and Rhymes A collection of 21 songs and rhymes covering this topic in written format.	Unmuddle the meals An activity in which learners drag and drop various foods into the correct section for each of the meals.	Cool Science for Curious Kids An excellent site which provides practice and extension activities on Healthy Eating, Plant Parts, Air Pollution and Mini-Beasts. There are also adult led activities.	Paint the Food Groups Learners have to colour each of the foods one of the colours which represent the food groups - meat, milk, fruit, vegetable and grain. Harder than it looks.
Honest Information About Food An informative site about fat, salt, sugar, additives and food labelling. Lots here to create discussion and thought.	Alisha and Ronnie An activity in which learners choose a character and then drag and drop various foods into the correct section for each of their meals.	Vegetarian Wordsearch A vocabulary activity involving vegetarian words.
My Interactive Food Pyramid Written information about the five food groups - grains, vegetables, fruit, milk and meat.	Catapult Food A game where learners drag and drop a variety of foods and catapult them into the correct food group barrels.	Vegetarian Hangman A vocabulary activity involving vegetarian words.
Grocery Store Wars An incredible animation involving a parody on Star Wars and the battle between organic and intensive farm produced vegetables.	Drop Catch Food A game where learners move a character with the arrow keys and then jump to catch a variety of healthy foods using the spacebar.	I Spy Fruit and Vegetable Bingo Learners have to click on the fruit and vegetables as there names appear at the bottom of the screen.
	Healthy Food Wordsearch A game where learners move a character with the arrow keys and then jump to catch a variety of healthy foods using the spacebar.	I Spy Jigsaw Puzzler 4 jigsaw puzzles at 2 different levels with fruit and vegetable pictures.
	Mighty Gobble Chomp A Pacman style game where learners have to direct the Gobble Chomp to eat their 5 a day.
	Superfoods Secret Sleuth Search the kitchen, cafe, soccer field, computer room and dining table and identify fruits, vegetables and healthy drinks.
	Cooking for Grunucus A drag and drop activity in which learners are given examples of food with cooking instructions. They have to decide which method of cooking is the one required. A little complex for younger learners.
	Drag and Drop Food Groups Learners have to drag and drop the food labels to their correct food groups.
	Drag and Drop Vegetables An excellent visual drag and drop vocabulary activity where learners place the 'vegetable' words next to the picture showing that vegetable. Click the Check Button to have them marked.
	Drag and Drop Fruit An excellent visual drag and drop vocabulary activity where learners place the 'fruit' words next to the picture showing that fruit. Click the Check Button to have them marked.
	Stack the Fridge Learners drag and drop the correct foods onto the correct shelves in the fridge.
	Matching Fruits Learners drag and drop fruits into their 'shadow outlines'.
	My Food Pyramid Blast Off An excellent activity in which learners drag and drop food types for a series of meals whilst in space.
	Fuelled for Fun An interesting activity as learners choose from a series of options the foods they require to run around a running track.

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