Nutrition Hotlist

K. Ishizaki

1. FDA Kid’s Home Page
(www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/)
Tailored for kids ages 9-12, this is a kid-friendly site where they can learn about nutrition as they play games, take quizzes…they can even be a virtual food inspector! There is even a link for teens with information about tobacco, drugs, tattoos, and birth control.
There is also a parents’ corner link with information about pregnancy and birth, infant care, childhood diseases/vaccines, and general health and safety.

2. Nutrition Café
(www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/)
Kids can be a nutrition sleuth, build their own menus at Have-a-Bite Café while learning about the nutritional content of their food choices, and learn about the food groups with the interactive food guide pyramid.

3. Milk: Where’s Your Mustache?
(www.whymilk.com)
Kids can read fact pages, take a Milk Body Tour, and play games to learn about the nutritional benefits of milk.

4. Kids Health
(www.kidshealth.org/kid/)
This site offers a fun way to learn about “Dealing with Feelings,” growing up, and kids’ health problems. Even fun, healthy recipes are posted at this informative website.

5. Kidnetic
(www.kidnetic.com)
Designed with kids ages 9-12 in mind, this website offers interactive pages to learn about body and nutrition. It includes kid-friendly recipes and games.

6. Dole 5 A Day
(www.dole5aday.com/)
This website features monthly activity sheets and a kid’s cookbook. There is also a teacher’s page, which includes classroom resources and even a scope and sequence chart. There are also links for school food service personnel and parents.

7. HHS Pages for Kids
(www.hhs.gov/kids/)
The US Department of Health and Human Services has developed a page just for kids! It includes links for educators, parents, and teens. A specific link for kids takes them to NIEHS Kids’ Pages with games, stories, coloring books, has jokes and songs related to health and nutrition.

8. The Healthy Refrigerator
(www.healthyfridge.org/kidsrec.htm/)
This website focuses on heart health and offers a Just For Kids section with games, quizzes, and recipes to educate kids on keeping their heart in tip-top health!


9. Kids and Nutrition
(www.ext.nodak.edu/food/kidsnutrition/)
North Dakota State University offers links for kids, teens, parents, and teachers. Specifically, the kids’ site has a food guide pyramid game, and coloring and activity worksheets, and teachers are offered resources, food safety teaching materials, and general nutrition information, including lesson plans.

10. Nutrition Explorations
(www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp)
There are activities, recipes, and contests for kids to engage in as they learn about good nutrition.