These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and lesson plan provide an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on carbohydrates and sugar. Using these materials, students will understand and categorize foods that are made up of simple and complex carbohydrates and sugars. [4:08]

Student groups compete to design a process that removes the most iron from fortified cereal. Students experiment with different materials using what they know about iron, magnets and forces to design the best process for removing iron from the cereal samples.

Follow along in this Fuel It! video, with Alexis as she makes Chunky Monkey bars using a variety of healthy ingredients such as oats, flaxseed, macadamia nuts and banana chips. [5:56]

Learn about the food movement and how people all across the country are getting involved in growing food, shopping at farmers markets, and advocating for healthy food and food justice for all. [3:47]

Learn how a real middle school student, Anthony Scavotto, and his family struggle to figure out what to eat to be healthy so he can play sports without getting tired, like other kids his age. [2:38]

Learn about how the Western Diet, made up of lots of meat and highly processed foods full of salt, sugar and fat, leads to big profits for food companies and poor health for people. [3:35]

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. [5:06]

Learn why the campaign to reduce fat in our diet is the best example yet of how the science of nutrition can get highjacked by the ideology of nutritionism. [1:34]

Discover that when food and drinks are served to us in large containers we tend to eat more even when we're not hungry. Food companies use this strategy to sell more products. [3:46]

Learn how prevalent sugar is in most things we consume and how eating and drinking too much of it can contribute to type 2 diabetes. [3:45]

Understand how processed foods that are cheap, convenient and everywhere are making people sick with diseases like diabetes especially in certain communities. Hear a young poet express her concerns about the foods that are making her family sick. [1:54]

Learn how in certain neighborhoods it's very difficult to find fresh, healthy, affordable food. See how some schools are responding by giving students opportunities to get excited about growing, preparing, and eating plant-based food. [6:25]

See how when students have a hand in producing healthy food they are more likely to try new and unfamiliar ingredients. Students in a summer camp get to make homemade pizzas using a wide variety of familiar and unusual vegetables that they harvest from the garden. [1:55]

Learn that culture can be a very powerful way to teach us how to eat, and how the French have traditions and customs that help them eat well. [4:39]

In this video segment adapted from LOKE Films and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, learn how human populations in the Arctic are affected by industrial contaminants in the food chain.

Learn that food and physical activity affect how we feel. Healthy choices help us to feel good and to perform at our best! [1:00]

Learn how to make your own hummus in a unique and healthy snack in this Fuel It! video with Brittany, Bryce and Pamela. After making their own hummus from chickpeas and spices, they spread it on a cake and top it with edamame to create their snack called Crickets on Sand. [3:48]

Celebrate your family in this collection of activities from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood! From sharing favorite memories to writing down a cherished recipe, these printable resources will help make the time you share even more special.

Daniel Tiger and Prince Wednesday explore the castle garden together. Playing the game "I Spy," they pick out hidden objects that viewers can call out at home or school. Most importantly, as they play together, they take turns and find a way to share. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [1:45]

Daniel learns the steps involved in baking banana bread and finds out that waiting for the bread to be done is the hardest part. But he can use his imagination to make the waiting easier and pretends that he can bake a cake that is full of love. By the time he's done pretending, the banana bread is done as well. Included are links to supplemental activities. [2:21]