National Nutrition Month® Activity Ideas for High School (One-pager)
Week 1 Lesson Plans and Curricula
- KidsHealth in the Classroom: Nutrition: Breakfast - free lesson plan from KidsHealth in the Classroom designed to help students understand the benefits of a healthy breakfast
Additional Handouts/Resources
Week 2 Lesson Plans and Curricula
- SuperTracker Nutrition Lesson Plans: Lesson 2 What’s Your Plan? – free lesson plans from USDA designed for high school students to use the SuperTracker interactive tool and learn about the five food groups and how much they should eat in a day
- SuperTracker Nutrition Lesson Plans: Lesson 4 Build Healthy Meals - free lesson plans from USDA designed for high school students to use the SuperTracker interactive tool and plan a daily menu that meets their needs
- KidsHealth in the Classroom: Nutrition: School Lunch - free lesson plans designed to help students learn responsible nutrition and healthier lunch choices
Additional Handouts/Resources
Week 3 Lesson Plans and Curricula
- SuperTracker Nutrition Lesson Plans: Lesson 1 Track Your Snack - free lesson plans from USDA designed for high school students to use the SuperTracker interactive tool and learn the nutrition content of their favorite snacks
- SuperTracker Nutrition Lesson Plans: Lesson 5 Get Active - free lesson plans from USDA designed for high school students to use the SuperTracker interactive tool to track their own activities and identify areas of improvement
- KidsHealth in the Classroom: Nutrition: Healthy Snacking - free health-related lesson plans designed to help students make good snack choices
Additional Handouts/Resources
- USDA ChooseMyPlate website for Teens
- MyPlate Daily Checklist
- USDA Portion Distortion
- Ted Ed Video: How do carbohydrates impact your health?
- Ted Ed Video: How sugar affects the brain
- Ted Ed Video: What is a calorie?