The document is a mission statement and resources from an organization called "The Totally Awesome Health Nuts". It aims to educate students and teachers on healthy lifestyles through its nutrition website, which provides current events, resources, and ideas for educators on fun ways to teach nutrition concepts. Some example lesson plans and activities described include comparing the weights of sugary vs. sugar-free foods, observing the effects of soda vs. water on teeth over time, and having students create "All About Me" journals. It also lists some K-12 health lesson plan websites and notes that video games now provide options for physical fitness.

1. “THE TOTALLY AWESOME
HEALTH NUTS”
Mind • Body • Soul

2. Mission Statement
Our mission is to educate students and teachers on
how to have healthier lifestyles. Through the use of
our nutrition website, they can obtain current events
and resources pertinent to a healthy lifestyle. In
addition, our website contains ideas for educators and
suggestions on how to have fun with nutrition.

3. Current Events
Walks and Fundraisers
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
AIDS Walk
Alternative Workout Options
Ballroom Dancing
Coming Spring 2008

4. Ideas for Educators…
1: Sugar vs. Sugar Free
Materials:
-1 pack of Jell-O with sugar; 1 pack of sugar free Jell-O
-1 can of soda with sugar; 1 diet soda (any brand will do)
-1 scale
Procedure: Students can predict what they think the difference in weight wiquot; be between the regular
sugar and sugar #ee products. They can then weigh each product and compare the sugar vs. sugar #ee weights
and discuss the pros and cons of eating/drinking products with sugar and those without.
2: Sweet Tooth?
Materials:
-1 can of regular soda
-2 plastic, heavy duty, ziploc bags
-Water
-2 teeth (if you cannot get teeth use 2 clean chicken bones)
Procedure: Fiquot; one bag with regular soda and the other with water. Place one tooth or bone in each bag.
Let bags sit for about a week. Throughout the week, have students observe the changes to the teeth or bones
and compare them. At the end of the week, discuss what happened to the tooth or bone in the soda and the
one in the water.

5. Ideas for Educators continued...
3: All About Me
Materials:
-1 marble notebook for each student in your class
-Old magazines
-Scissors and Glue
Procedure: Start off with a discussion about why it is important to express one’s feelings and emotions.
Tequot; students they wiquot; be making “Aquot; About Me” journals in which they wiquot; be required to write in at least
once a week about anything they want. They have the option for their journal to be confidential and it wiquot;
only be checked to make sure they are writing in it (it wiquot; not be read). Then aquot;ow time for students to cut
out pictures and words that describe their personality and interests and glue them onto the #ont and back cover
of their notebook.
K-12 Health Lesson Plan Sites:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/health.html
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson054.shtml
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Food___Nutrition/
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/health/

6. FUN WITH NUTRITION
Our goal is to educate people on how to live healthy lives. Thanks to
the entertainment industry, there are now ways kids and adults can
remain physically fit while playing video games.

7. ON TO
OUR WEBSITE...