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Find tips and resources for helping your tweens and teens stay healthy as they grow.
Complete this scavenger hunt worksheet using the Start Simple with MyPlate app.
Use project-based learning and technology to engage 6th graders in nutrition education while meeting educational standards for English and Health.
Team Nutrition Cooks! (TNC) is a series of cooking-based nutrition activities for out-of-school and afterschool programs, for children around ages 8 to 12 years old.
This calculator provides Body Mass Index (BMI) and the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) BMI-for-age growth chart. Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old.
The Science and Our Food Supply Teacher Guides are challenging hands-on, minds-on activities that link food safety and nutrition to students' everyday lives. They are crafted in a teacher-friendly modular format that easily fit into science, health, and other classes.
Are you looking for ideas to help your family eat healthy, get active, and reduce screen time? Try using the helpful tips in We Can!'s parent tip sheets with your family.
Many dietary supplements haven't been tested in children. Find more information here.
Find information to help your family stay healthy, including weight basics, eating right, and more.
Parents, find out what you can do now to keep your kids' bones strong as they get older.
The WAVE Sport Nutrition Curriculum uses youth's interest in sports to teach them about healthy eating and hydration to fuel a healthy, active body for life.
Get ideas for non-food rewards to help children and teens celebrate special achievements.
Find information to help your vegetarian teen get the nutrients they need to grow.