Teachers and school administrators often ask me for recommendations about what lesson plans or curriculum they should use in class. I’ve collected my top choices on my Resources page.

Here are some suggestions for teaching about Nutrition and Physical Activity:

• Curriculum: Project School Wellness

• Curriculum: ETR HealthSmart

• Curriculum: In Defense of Food

• Curriculum: Nourish

• Curriculum: Rethink Your Drink

• Resource: Ditching Diet Culture at School Toolkit

• Resource: ​California Health Education Framework

• Resource: The Bigger Picture

• Resource: Leah’s Pantry

• Resource: The Breakfast Project

• Resource: Edible Schoolyard Project

• Resource: CaliforniaHealthEducation.org

• Resource: SHAPE America Health Teacher Toolbox

• Resource: National Farm-to-School Network

• Article and Podcast: “How Body Positivity Can Lead To Better Health”

• Article: “Parents Need to Know: Misguided Nutrition Assignments Put Kids at Risk”

• Article: “Weight Bias Hurts Kids, and We’re Not Talking About It”

• Article: “Rethinking the Way We Talk About Nutrition, Body Size, and Health”

• Ariticle: “Is BMI a Scam?”

• Article: “What Thin Kids Need to Learn About Fatphobia”

• Article: “Fatphobia During Puberty”

• Article: “Diet Culture In The Classroom”

• Article: “Serving Up Food Justice At School”

• Free online teacher training: Nutrition & Physical Activity and Mental, Emotional, & Social Health

• Standards: National Health Education Standards