The Food Pyramid and You Click on the links below to learn more about the Food Pyramid and how it can help you have a healthy diet. If you want a copy of the Nutrition Worksheet to write you answers Click Here! (This is a PDF file.) There are many things to do at The Pyramid Cafe. 1. First you should Tour the Food Guide Pyramid to find out what nutrients your body needs from each type of food. How much of each category of food you should eat each day, and what are the foods that are in that category. Click on the link at the right side of the window. 2. Next, look at Winning Combinations and How Much Should You Eat, to find out how many different food groups can all be in one food, and to learn which food group you should have more of after you turn 9 years old. 3. Finally, you want to go to Little D's Picnic Adventure and see if you can match the items from the correct food groups. The next site to visit is called Nutrition for Kids, and guess what! This site was made by 3 boys names Kris, Nick and Anthony, just like you. 4. The first thing you want to do here is click on the link for Foods You Should Eat and find out about some really, really good-for-you foods. 5. Next check out their sample Menus, to see how easy and delicious it is to eat well balanced meals. 6. Now try taking the Nutrition Quiz to see how much you've learned. Did you get #4 right? I thought that one was pretty hard!   Other Places to Visit: Kids Try this site from North Dakota State University Kids Nutrition for many, many links to games, coloring pages, contests, information, and activities all about eating healthy and food safety. Try these links for some great tips on how to pack a healthy lunch and some cool recipes too! Lots of fun activities at the Dole 5 A Day site. Find a Food Poem Puzzle here and also a cool activity for finding out how much fat is in the foods you eat. Check out the fun activities at Nutrition Cafe. Play more fun nutrition games at Nutrition Explorations. Be sure to try Feed the Monster its hard! Parents Try this link from North Dakota State University for a page of links to Nutrition Guidance for Infants, Toddlers, Pre-Schoolers and School Age Children. Try this site for more information about the food groups and how to help your child have a healthy diet: Dole 5 A Day. Lots of good information for you and your kids about Food, Food Labels, Weight, Nutrients, etc. at Kid's Health. Recipes Some recipes from the American Heart Association's Kid's Cookbook. Choco-Crunch Cookies recipe. Check out the recipes at Kids Health. They even have recipes for kids with Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Lactose Intolerance, Celaic Disease, and kids who are vegetarians! Lots of wonderful recipes at Cooking-with-Kids on the That's My Home site. Here are the ones labeled "Healthy"! More healthy kids recipes at Healthy Kids.com. Teachers Try these links from North Dakota State University to a page of links for more General Nutrition Information and Resources. For some Food Safety Teaching Materials try this link also from N.D.S.U. Visit this site brought to you by the Washington Apple Education Foundation. You can download and print a great book called "What's to Eat?" They also have leveled lesson plans to go with the book. For more information, reproducibles, free materials visit Dole 5 A Day. Go to Nutrition Explorations for lessons and activities about nutrition. Be sure to look for the Caterpillar snack recipe!  Last Updated 4/15/05   All links on this page were visited before the links were included, but since sites can change rapidly it is always wise for an adult to check site content before allowing children to visit them. If you find any site that is no longer working or links to a different subject matter, please contact me by clicking on this email link. Thank you. Mrs. Fulgham Our Story / Teachers / Menu / Dare to C.A.R.E / Art / Resource Links Computer Lab / Media Center / Counselor / Nurse / School Council PFO / Lumpkin County Schools / Dahlonega Area Home