Nutrition

Max’s imagination takes viewers on amazing adventures. In this segment of KIDS Clubhouse Adventures, Max tutors a group of dragons after school! They study the alphabet, numbers, shapes and time. They also discover healthy snacks help learning!

Samuel Davis (age 11, Louisiana) describes his use of garden vegetables in his Healthy Lunchtime Challenge winning recipe for Sam’s Southern Savoring Salmon Supreme (S⁵), in this video from WGBH. Sam shows off his family’s backyard garden, where tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and more, grow. He looks forward to getting gardening tips from First Lady Michelle Obama, who describes the White House garden as a way to spread the ideas of eating well, growing your own food, and making friends with vegetables. Sam encourages his family members to eat brown rice instead of white rice and a salad instead of pizza. He now has the opportunity to share his knowledge of healthy eating with his community.

Check out the Support Materials below for Teaching Tips and a link to a customizable student handout. This resource is part of the Healthy Eating collection.

Snack Hacks are fun healthy recipes to make with your child that provide positive experiences with healthy foods. Spend some quality time together while building science, reading, and math skills. Go nutty with this Fruit and Nut Pizza recipe!

Caveman has traveled a long way, and a long time to learn more about nutrition with Dan and friends! Caveman visits a weight room to learn how to be a better athlete. Kids learn right along with Caveman as he discovers different types of exercise equipment, and which snacks he needs to eat to be strong. Kids are introduced to the concept of proteins and what foods are good sources of protein.