Technology in the Food, Nutrition and Health Classroom
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- Simple…..Captivating….and Fun Ideas for use: Have students create a step by step recipe
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- Fooducate- allows the user to compare food products, scan labels for health information, suggests better alternatives. Calorie King – another nutritional information app. Provides nutritional information on 70,000 + foods including 260 fast food chains. FOODLE :Find nutrition facts on over 8,000 foods complete with all vitamins and minerals. Nutrient BrowserDiscover foods that have the highest amounts of vitamins, minerals and more! The nutrient browser sorts foods by nutrient and category such as finding fruits with the highest amounts of potassium. The combinations are endless! eaTipster – Dietitians of Canada came up with this app….it sends a health, nutrition tip to your phone or tablet each day. Restaurant Nutrition – Fairly Self Explanatory
- MyPlate Calorie Tracker – does just what it says…..search hundreds of foods and keep track of calories Tap and Track - $3.99 calorie and activity tracker that works offline….LARGE food database as well as restaurant nutrition, Track calories, activity, diet plan, view nutrition data ShopWell: Scan barcodes at home or in the grocery store to find out if they are a good match for your goals. The app will even suggest foods that are a better fit for your health.
- WebMD– students can look up different symptoms, conditions and drugs/treatments, first aid info TheCarrot.com – “track your life” food, activity, diabetes, hypertension, blood pressure, energy level, medications, job satisfaction….if you want to track it….it most likely has a tracker. Bant: Enter your readings with a single swipe. Store it instantly to your Microsoft HealthVault account. Share your experience with the diabetes care team Diabetes Companion: FreeWatch videos on cooking demos, information about diabetes, Solve: Q&A section with responses from diabetes professionals, Eat: search 9,000 diabetes friendly recipes and Manage: Log and track blood glucose levels print out reports. Lose It! : weightloss and calories tracking app. My Dietary Supplements: Put out by the Office of Dietary Supplements : NOT AVAILABLE IN THE APP STORE IT IS WEB BASED https://myds.nih.gov An easy way to keep track of the vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other products you take—right in the palm of your hand. Access to science-based, reliable information on dietary supplements. General information about ODS—who we are and what we do.
- Skeletal Systems Pro The Skeletal System Pro III gives users an in depth look at the skeletal system allowing them to cut, zoom & rotate parts of the skeletal system as well as view animations, create notes, share screenshots and more. 3D Brain – students can look at different parts of the brain the app also allows you to label the areas. SCDF First Aid – Look up first aid topics and gives you instructions on how to treat them. What’s My Age– Fun way of looking at lifestyle choices and how they affect the way we look and age. The apps asks you a series of questions and then gives you an age result. Quitguide – tips on how to quit smoking and the dangers of tobacco use.
- Fitocracy: FREE Calorie tracking and weight management MapMyFitness: FREE Tracks over 600 types of activities Nike Training Club: visual step-by-step workouts led by celebrity athletes 7 Minutes Workout: Perfect for on the go ….most of the activities require either a chair, wall or an open space. Zombie Run! : #3.99 Combine your run with an “epic” story to complete missions.
- Allrecipes – pretty self explanatory How to Cook Everything Essential- 102 essential recipes and cooking tips and tricks form Chef Mark Bittman based on the bestselling cookbooks. Betty Crocker – access to 2500+ tried and true recipes from the experts. It has recipe search, ingredient search, recipe details and step by step instructions Big Oven- Provides hundreds of recipes allows you to create menus and grocery lists (WATCH VIDEO) Pepperplate – allows users to manage recipes, create menus, create grocery lists -Could be a great resource for teachers when making grocery lists for food labs Epicurious – Recipe database (30,000) and shopping list creater….can be synced between ipad, iphone, and computer…
- No Time to Cook: provides “real simple recipes” You tell the app what ingredients you have and the amount of time you have to make it….. Substitutions provides a long list of ingredients with possible substitutions. Also allows the user to take into account special dietary restrictions such as gluten-free, vegan, low fat cooking. Conversions for Cooking for iPad 2.0 features standard equivalents tables and a calculator for custom values. The app includes US dry and liquid measure, Imperial volume, temperature, and weight measurements. THESE APPS COST $
- Is My Food Safe: The #1 search on the internet about food safety is what temperature does it need to be cooked to and the second search is How long do leftovers last? App sections: Is It Done Yet?: Safe Cooking Temperatures Time To Toss?: Food Storage Guide Is My Kitchen Safe? Quiz What is food poisoning and more! Ask Karen: By the USDA ask Karen questions from what temp does my chicken need to cook to to how long can my milk be stored in the fridge…. 4 Day Throw Away: AKA the “Leftovers” app Quickly look up storage times for room temperature, the refrigerator and the freezer; as well as reheating instructions and related foodborne illnesses and symptoms.
- Harvest : Harvest is your guide to selecting the freshest, ripest, healthiest and best-tasting produce. Whether it's knocking on watermelons, smelling pineapples, squeezing avocados, or examining the color of peaches, you'll always know the best approach. Locavore: 1 - Browse what’s in-season and soon to come2 - Locate farms, farmers’ markets, and CSAs nearest you3 - Learn about your food and who is producing it4 - Get details about your local farmers’ market5 - Find recipes for local, in-season items6 - Post (brag) about what you ate and the farms that grew it to Facebook & Twitter Urban Farming Assistant Starter: Let your device remind you when to water, fertilize and take care of your plants. The App will help you to solve the problems with pests and diseases that may affect your plants. An easy guide will help you to identify potential problems and recommend organic solutions. Harvest to Hand: Harvest to Hand is a free app that can help you find locally harvested food, seasonal agritourism venues, food festivals, farmers markets and much more where ever you may be located in the United States.Garden Tracker: $3.99 Garden Tracker lets you size and plan your garden plots, plant your vegetables in up to 50x50 squares, and then track your garden’s progress, including days to harvest, days since watered, and days since last fertilized. All this info is conveniently referenced in a grid you design.
- Eat and Move o Matic - Eat-And-Move-O-Matic is a fantastic app. Students can figure out how many calories are in common food items, and how much time they would have to spend walking, swimming, or biking to burn those calories. Snack Planet: aims to promote the benefits of healthy snacking and exercise. Help Optimis, the robot, move quickly through the maze, grab the healthy foods and reach the exit before the time runs out. A word of warning though, steer clear of the snacks which are not healthy. They reduce both time and score. Healthy Heroes: Healthy Heroes is an amazing adventure game that teaches kids about nutrition and promotes healthy behaviours. And it’s fun and engaging! Yogopolis is being attacked by hungry monsters, they’ll keep destroying everything until kids feed them with fruits and vegetables! Help your child feed the Monsters with delicious and healthy food, they can be a Hero and save Yogopolis while he is learning about nutrition and getting healthy eating habits. Smash Your Food: http://www.foodnme.com/smash-your-food/ smash food in real-time to see its sugar, salt and oil content. Max's Plate! allows kids to play with their food as they learn about the five food groups. Children can tap and drag each food image to the correct area of the plate to score points and progress through the game's three exciting levels. The game also includes a "My Plate" section that gives users a simple way to track their daily servings. Max's Plate! introduces the concept of eating a balanced daily diet in an engaging manner that is sure to make healthy habits fun for all ages!
- Cooking Academy: Grab your oven mitts and don your chef`s hat! Cooking Academy is the game that places you in the kitchens of a prestigious culinary school! From eggrolls to pancakes, to crème brulee, it`s up to you to prepare over 50 different recipes! Learn interesting trivia about food while mastering the skills of chopping, kneading, mashing, flipping, frying, and much more! Catch the Carrot: Multiple-choice trivia questions are read aloud for children to follow. Each correct answer releases a falling food that you must quickly attempt to catch with your shopping cart. Body Quest: Food of the Warrior: help you identify your food fears and make a battle plan for healthy eating. There are six game apps in the series Solve the Outbreak: puts you in the shoes of a member of the Epidemic Intelligence Service. The app now has 12 outbreaks, giving you plenty of opportunity to put your detective skills to the test and have fun.
- Educreations is Available in app form and via browser. ShowMe is just an app It allows you to record videos /sounds of what you are presenting. Allows students to have access to later for review. TubeChop – Allows you to cut and chop pieces of youtube videos. You only show what you want to show. Photoscape – allows users to edit pictures, create photo collages, comic strips, videos and more. Poll Everywhere – ask audience a question and then they answer using a cell phone, twitter, or web browser. See response on the web or in a powerpoint presentation.
- Doc Scan HD allows you to scan documents and then print, fax, email, or upload to the “cloud” Dropbox Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again! The software will sync wherever it has been installed. Comes in browser and app form. Google Docs Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in one place
- Poll Title: I plan to : http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/pkKyyQSPdGSe4fF