Physical activity & Nutrition

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Nourishing Futures with Better Kai

Healthy eating, Nutrition , Recipes, Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Healthy weight - Updated

Happy toddlers and young children need the right nutrition for growth and development.

This booklet will help you with all things nutrition for your littlie, setting them up for healthy habits throughout their life. Introducing nourishing foods from an early age encourages children to learn about and enjoy different tastes and textures.

Happy creating and cooking!

 

 

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Nutrition Facts

Nutrition , Healthy eating, Senior Primary, Healthy weight - Updated

The Nutrition Foundation provides accurate information about food and nutrition to help make informed choices for a healthy eating and therefore a healthy lifestyle.

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Nutrition resources for schools

Nutrition , Healthy school environment, Healthy eating, Junior Primary, Senior Primary - Updated

Free resources that promote drinking water, eating breakfast and healthy snacks

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NZ Dental Association - Your Oral Health

Healthy school environment, Healthy eating, Adolescent, Curriculum Development, Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Websites, Oral Health - Updated

Good oral health is vital for your general health and well-being. Poor oral health and pain and sufferings in the mouth can have a significant impact on quality of life. In this section you can find information on common dental problems, treatments and oral health care for all age groups.

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Pacific Islands Heartbeat Programme website

Healthy eating, Pasifika, Healthy weight, Websites, Activity - Updated

The Pacific Islands Heartbeat (PIHB) Programme is a community health promotion initiative the Heart Foundation established in 1991, with the primary objective to make a difference to the health of Pacific people.

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Pasifika Tastes Cookbook

Recipes, Healthy eating, Healthy school environment, Adolescent, Pasifika, Senior Primary - Updated

A collection of mouth-watering recipes from the Pacific Islands. Pasifika Tastes is a selection of traditional recipes that have been given a healthy spin as well as modern and everyday recipes that will suit the whole family. From the National Heart Foundation. Free for first 25 (then $1.00 per unit)

 

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Protein Calculator

Nutrition , Senior Primary - Updated

Calculate your daily protein needs and see how the amount of protein we need depends on age and activity levels.

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Rangatahi tu Rangatira

Healthy school environment, Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Websites, Activity, Te Ao Maori - Updated

Rangatahi Tu Rangatira recognises there are many things that affect people's wellness.

We promote a holistic approach to mauri ora offering information and support.

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Reading the Nutrition Labels

Nutrition , Healthy eating, Adolescent, Curriculum Development, Senior Primary, Worksheets - Updated

Worksheet to investigate "per serve" and "per 100g".  Maths activity

NHF fuelled 4 life canteen menus

Sample school canteen menus

Healthy school environment, Healthy eating, Adolescent, Senior Primary - Updated

From the National Heart Foundation

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School Kit

Adolescent, Curriculum Development, Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Worksheets, Websites - Updated

FREE downloadable teacher resources designed for Kiwi kids in Kiwi schools. 

 

Every School Kit teacher resource is divided into three parts - Find, Apply, Produce.  We developed our model in an effort to provide teachers with innovative teaching ideas that were robustly integrated with opportunities for authentic use of online sources for learning.

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Science - Bones and Muscles

Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Video, animation, Muscles and Bones - Updated

A brief and simple description of the coordinated movement of bones and muscles