In this video, Rain Adams (age 12, Colorado) talks about her passion for healthy eating and how it inspired her to create her Healthy Lunchtime Challenge winning recipe for Rain's Turkey Chili. Rain, who as a nine-year-old started her own vegan pet treat company, learned to cook from her mother. She says it's fun for kids to get in the kitchen and make healthy foods. Rain's advocacy has extended to appearances on the TV news, hosting her own YouTube channel, and contributing to her family's blog, Building a Healthy Family. [2:52]

In this video, Sydney Mazik (age 12, Ohio) talks about her love of cooking and how two healthy foods that her family eats inspired her Healthy Lunchtime Challenge winning recipe for Spaghetti Squash Asparagus Pie. She created her dish to spread awareness about spaghetti squash, which she says is a vegetable most people don't know about. Sydney and her twin sister were born three months early. Due to a bacterial infection, Sydney was not expected to survive more than a day. She overcame this and other challenges, and today uses her winning recipe to raise money for a hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. [2:49]

In this video, 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). Sam shows off his family's backyard garden, where tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and more, grow. He looked 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. [2:55]

In this video, learn how Leo Koch (age 9, Maine) chooses healthy foods, like those in his Healthy Lunchtime Challenge winning recipe for Vegan Superhero Soup, to fuel his competitive running and help manage his diabetes. Leo leads an active life. As a type 1 diabetic, his nutritional needs demand added scrutiny. Because the body processes nutrients in different ways, Leo analyzes foods for their protein, fat, and carbohydrate contents. [2:45] Check out the Support Materials below for Teaching Tips and a link to a customizable student handout.

Support healthy eating by using these resources in the classroom. The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge was a nationwide recipe contest for kids ages 8-12 that promotes cooking and healthy eating. Winners attended a "State Dinner" at the White House on July 14, 2016. The media resources here also feature the winners of the 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. This Collection includes: Interactive Lesson (3), Interactive (3), Video (9), Lesson Plan (1), Document (1), Media Gallery (1), Image (1) for Grades All.

This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on fractures, or broken bones. The information is very brief with links to shock, CPR and severe bleeding. Also lets you know what to do if there is an injury or a trauma.

Interactive animated simulation allows students to make connections between the real world and the physical world. Uses interactive tools to explore issues such as calories, exercise, diet, fitness, and weight control.

How many calories are in your favorite foods? How much exercise would you have to do to burn off these calories? What is the relationship between calories and weight? Explore these issues by choosing diet and exercise and keeping an eye on your weight.

Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Describe how hunger and eating are regulated
Differentiate between levels of overweight and obesity and the associated health consequences
Explain the health consequences resulting from anorexia and bulimia nervosa

Learn how to use fractions to interpret food labels and make healthy eating choices.

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing how they prepare for a dinner party. Advanced examples of food and dinner etiquette vocabulary. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Some animals -- like some children -- are notoriously picky eaters. Others will eat whatever they can find. This video segment explores the diversity of feeding habits among some of the world's creatures. [1:10]