Online Education Teaching Children about Nutrition using Games & Nutritional Programs

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"Get in the Game for Good Health" (Grades 4-6)"Food for Thought" (Grades 3-5)

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From a very early age, children are bombarded with conflicting messages about nutrition, health and body images. At one end of the scale, we have very young--and slender--girls literally starving themselves. While the other side of their "can we supersize that?" generation has itself become supersized. That problem, in fact, is so critical that the Surgeon General calls childhood obesity "an epidemic." So, in addition to these classroom programs, our goal is to help you keep informed by providing an ever-changing index of up-to-date nutrition news including a special section about kids and weight and diabetes.


	Tools for Better Living This web-based calculator provides instant information about the amount of calories burned for each activity undertaken in a day--from snoozing to studying or sports. And It's completely personalized to each student's size.
	Teacher Guide Here's a standards-based program designed to help elementary school teachers provide students with the tools to assess their current lifestyles and the information and means to develop healthy eating and exercise habits.

	Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion of the program, send each student home with an official certificate.
	Parent Letter - This letter to parents explains the program, offers a recipe, and will help the students gain reinforcement at home for the lessons learned in the classroom.
	Weekly Food Diary
	Activity Sheets - These standards-based worksheets are designed to help elementary school students learn more about nutrition and how to make healthy decisions about eating and exercise. Just download and copy.
	Free Poster- This colorful classroom poster uses hidden food and activities that allows students to have fun and earn points while learning. Simply download and hang in the classroom.
There are 2 programs to choose from, both are standards-based. "Get In The Game For Good Health" is designed for grades 4 - 6. It is primarily part of a health curriculum and helps students to assess their own lifestyles, learn about healthy eating and the importance of activity. It even includes a web-based calorie/activity calculator. "Food for Thought" is designed for grades 3 - 5 and is designed to help students learn more about nutrition while also reinforcing math and social study skills. Our goal is to provide a fun and informative source of nutritional information, which helps children learn to weigh their food decisions and balance their choices. It's pretty obvious that French fries and sodas will continue to play a role, but hopefully leafy greens and monounsaturated fats will also get a share.
	Kids Learn About Nutrition at www.Oliville.com Can a group of cartoon characters change the way kids think about nutrition? Absolutely! Elementary school kids learn & play at www.oliville.com.

	Free Poster- "Food for Thought" is designed for grades 3 - 5 and is designed to help students learn more about nutrition while also reinforcing math and social study skills. Download the: Teacher's Guide, Activity Sheets, Student Certificate.
We also invite you to peruse other parts of this site for kid-friendly recipes, more in-depth nutritional information, and fun recipes for home and entertaining for your own family and friends. Did you know? California olives are oil olives - meaning that heart-healthy olive oil can be made from them. If you're looking for nutrition games, look no further! Oliville is a place where kids learn about nutrition and California Ripe Black Olives. Healthy habits are best started young. At CalOlive.org you can find information on kids nutrition, with great free nutrition education programs. Pitted olives are olives that have had the hard centers removed. California Ripe Black Olives are usually pitted olives. Looking for free recipes for kids? Find healthy, easy recipes containing California Ripe Black Olives in our free recipe finder.