Nutrition

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. Add your favorite toppings to these Bagel Pizzas!

Learn how the discovery of vitamins, while a major scientific achievement, also became a way for the food marketers to convince the public about the next “magic bullet” for optimal health, a trend that continues today. Our confusion about what to eat to be healthy and the food industry’s response has deep historical roots. For instance, while we now think protein is great, at the turn of the century it was demonized, leading to the invention of breakfast cereal. From vitamin donuts to Wonder Bread to today’s gluten-free products, food companies have always been eager to sell products that seem to solve the

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. In this clip, a family compares the cost of eating fast food to healthier options at the grocery store. Students should discuss the economics of the food industry and how the cost of foods affects their choices.

Learn the words for various vegetables with real kids, in this video segment from the Between the Lions episode "A Birthday for Cow!"