Dairy Council of California -- Teen BEAT (Basic Exercise and Activity Tracker) Check out the "Tools" on the menu for a personal nutritional planner and games.

ChooseMyPlate.gov and MyPyramid Tracker -- Find your calorie and enery balance and keep a history up to a year.

Meals Matter -- Create your own cookbook, find games, meal planning help, nutrition challenges and search for recipes.

Student Resources -- The FDA provides links and information about research and writing reports on numerous topics plus links to exploring a career in agriculture.

Smart Nutrition Starts Herel -- Links to topics like supplements, weight management, shopping, cooking, meal planning, ChooseMyPlate.gov/MyPyramid and much more!

Girlshealth.gov -- Various topics about safety, health and fitness for girls.

Federal Student Aid on the Web -- Prepare and plan for college from grade eight throughout high school.

Teens Health --Learn about your mind and body.

Grains

Grain Foods Foundation -- Nutrition information, benefits, a "whole grains finder" including eating away from home and citations.

Montana Wheat and Barley Council -- For that report on wheat and barley.

ND Wheat Commission --Lots of recipes, handouts on grain-related topics and links to the National Pasta Association.

Wheat Foods Council -- Contests, recipes and information about wheat.

Fruits and Vegetables

California Avocado Commission -- Recipes, coloring pages, games and more about avocados.

More Matters -- Learn fun facts, find recipes and everything about fruits and vegetables.

Florida Department of Citrus -- Citrus facts and healthy living tools.

Pear Bureau Northwest -- Pearbear will teach the ropes of nutrition through posters, stories and other fun messages.

Protein

Fact Monster and Homework Help -- Type in "protein" and Fact Monster provides definitions and links. Games, flash cards, geometry games, word games, sports trivia, reference desk and more.

Food Science for Kids -- Experiments with eggs and other topics about food and health.

Teen Health -- For teens, body and mind.

Dairy

Straus Family Creamery -- Learn how to milk a cow, make butter, cheese and yogurt using milk.

University of California at Berkeley -- Assemble a human skeleton from the different bones of the body.

Nutrition Data: Know What You Eat -- BMI calculation, recipe analysis, foods by nutrient. For older teens.

Livestrong.com Blog -- A partner of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. "Exercise to Keep Bones Healthy and Strong" and other information on healthy bones.

Oils and Discretionary Calories

Know Your Fats -- Tips for eating out, "Fats Translator" and meet the "Bad Fats" brothers

Food Safety

What You Should Know About Safety and Health on the Job -- Information for teens entering, or in the job force.

BAM! Body and Mind -- Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention for teens.

Iowa State University Extension -- Learn about food safety on-line.

Kids World - Food Safety -- Can you serve a safe barbeque?  Find out what causes foodborne illness. Get tips on how to handle food safely.

Healthfinder.gov -- Search for health topics including food safety.

American Museum of Natural History -- Try your detective skills with the “Infection Detection Protection.” Can you find the “Bacteria in the Cafeteria” or solve the “Mixed-up Microbe Mystery”?

Lose a Million Bacteria -- "Lose a Million (Bacteria)" is a fun, interactive game based on the popular TV game show, "Who wants to be a Millionaire?"  The object of the game is to lose bacteria.

Resources

Kidnetic -- Take the fitness challenge, move to music and more.

Nutrition Cafe -- Are you eating right? Clues to find the missing nutrients, questions, answers, and more.

The Internet Public Library -- Searchable and with amazing special collections, from a consortium of universities.

Learn or review CPR -- Video instructions from the University of Washington School of Medicine

Life Stages for Tweens and Teens -- United States Department of Agriculture Information on weight and body image and links to other topics.

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