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Our topic for today is the Digestive System in Humans. Digestion is a process in which complex food material is broken down into simpler substances. The digestion of food in humans takes place in the alimentary canal, which is a long tube extending from the mouth to the anus.
Find out the conditions that could arise if a healthy balanced diet is not followed. These are 10 conditions that are caused by poor nutritional status.
These 'Easy meals with vegetables’ flyers show basic storage, preparation and cooking techniques for common vegetables. They will be useful to those running introductory cooking classes, in vegetable co-op boxes and for use in healthy lifestyle programmes.
They come in pads of 20 double-sided A4 flyers and include a basic recipe.
The charts below provide an estimated number of Kilojoules or Calories expended at various body weights while performing a range of exercises for 30 minutes.
You eat a meal. And then a bit later… you do a poo! But what happens in between? NG KiDS takes a juicy journey down through your digestive system to find out where your grub goes…
This is a FREE national nutrition education programme developed for years 5 and 6, based on the NZ curriculum, using an inquiry based learning approach. By participating in Food for Thought you will receive:
classroom nutrition sessions delivered by a nutritionist
a supermarket visit with an inquiry learning nutrition focus
a gift card to the value of $60 per class to sponsor a healthy class lunch which the students design, calculate a budget, buy, prepare and enjoy
a FREE lunchbox for each student in the class
a prepared Solo Taxonomy teaching resource for additional nutrition learning sessions
From the Canadian Government. Interesting and useful recipes, resources, information and tips. In Canada there is a real emphasis on HOW we eat (as a family, at a table, with sharing), not just on WHAT we eat.
Today all manufacturers need to provide nutritional information on all pre-packaged foods and drinks found in the UK. You’ll find this information on the food label either on the front or back of pack, to help you understand the nutrient and calorie count.
Do you know how much is enough when it comes to servings of different food types? This handy visual reference can be used for children, teenagers and adults and is an easy way to check the size of your food portions. From the National Heart Foundation. Free for first 25 (then $0.10 per unit)