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Health Education
General
http://www.foodsubs.com/:
Cook's Thesaurus.
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~media/foodtech.htm:
Food Technology website.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/5to14/curricularareas/healtheducation.asp:
download the 5-14 guidelines of Health Education from the Learning & Teaching
Scotland website as well as A Curriculum for Excellence Reflection Guide.
http://www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/cat.php?catid=864:
This Wired for Health website is backed by the
NHS and is devoted to health issues including schools
and healthy eating.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents/diet-00.htm: Eating for Health:
a diet plan for Scotland document from the Scottish Office.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/nutrition/:
This BBC site contains a
detailed section on nutrition.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/healthyeating/:
A small section of the BBC website which looks at
nutritional values of food.
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/:
The British
Nutrition Foundation site that provides excellent
links to other related websites.
Click on
BNF Update
& Information for Food and Nutrition
Information.
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/food/healthylifestyle/default.htm:
A good range of information available here
from Sainsbury's supermarkets.
http://www.foodfitness.org.uk/qu1.aspx:
use this quiz to assess how healthy
your lifestyle is from the FoodFitness organisation.
http://www.healthpromotingschools.co.uk/familyandcommunity/eatingforhealth/breakfastclubs.asp:
information on how to start up a club from Health Promoting Schools.
http://www.dentalhealth.org.uk:
The British Dental Health Foundation aims
to promote the benefits of achieving and maintaining the highest standards of
dental health. The website contains information on a variety of dental health
matters such as finding a dentist, oral hygiene and caring for teeth. Details
of Smile Week run by the organisation can also be found on the site.
http://www.nestle.co.uk/nutrition/wellbeing/:
Nestle website which can work out your ideal weight.
http://www.5aday.com/:
As you would expect,
some information on fruit and vegetable intake from US site,
Better Health Foundation.
http://www.milk.co.uk./:
Click
on ’classroom’ and ’nutrition notes’
for information and quiz from the Dairy Council.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/schools/default.htm:
education
site of the government Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
http://www.morrisons.co.uk/
- Eat Smart from Morrisons supermarket.
http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/nutrition/healthyeatingforchildren/index.asp: Waitrose
supermarkets
information for children and
parents.
http://www.eufic.org/gb/home/home.htm:
The European Food Information Council
website
with
information on nutrition, food hygiene and safety.
Consumer Advice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/:
Watchdog TV and Radio
programme.
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/:
Trading Standards.
http://www.oft.gov.uk/:
Office of fair Trading.
Eating
Disorders
http://www.youngminds.org.uk:
YoungMinds aims to promote the mental
health of children and young people through a parents' information service,
training and consultancy, advocacy and publications. Its site provides basic
information on a range of subjects including bullying, depression, eating
disorders, attention deficit disorder and other aspects of children's' mental
health.
http://www.edauk.com/:
The Eating Disorder Association provides advice and
information on eating problems to both sufferers and their families. Their
website includes information on: eating disorders such
as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and sources of
help for young people.
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/food/index.html:
Channel 4 Health site focuses on food and the dangers of eating disorders.
Food Labelling
http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/foodlabels/:
Food Standards Agency.
http://www.food.gov.uk/foodlabelling/:
Food Standards Agency.
http://www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk/label/index.htm:
UK Food Labelling Regulations.
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~media/fooddates.htm:
Food technology Website.
Food Safety & Hygiene
http://www.ourfood.com/:
OurFood Database of Food and Related
Sciences.
http://www.foodlink.org.uk/:
Foodlink.
http://www.safefood.net.au/:
Safefood.
http://www.fightbac.org/:
Fight Bac.
http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/keepingfoodsafe/:
Food Standards Agency, Keep Food
Safe.
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/hygcampaign/:
Food Standards Agency summer hygiene campaign.
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/safereating/: Food Standards Agency
food safety site with information on GM crops, additives and packaging.
http://archive.food.gov.uk/hea/index2.html:
Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Mission Control website interactive
quizzes for 7-14 year olds.
Foods from Around the World
American
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cuisine:
Wikipedia.
http://www.keyingredients.org/default.asp: Key Ingredients - America
by Food.
Chinese
http://chinesefood.about.com:
About.com.
http://www.index-china-food.com/:
Chinese Food Index.
http://www.eatingchina.com/:
Eating China.
French
http://frenchfood.about.com/:
About.com.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mostof_frenchcookery.shtml: BBC Food.
http://www.interfrance.com/en/fc/fc_gastronomy.html: Interfrance.
http://www.ffcook.com/: French Food and
Cook.
http://www.provencebeyond.com/food/index.html:
French Provencal Food and Cooking.
Greek
http://greekfood.about.com/:
About.com.
http://www.greecefoods.com/:
A guide to Greek Food.
http://www.eatgreektonight.com/recipes.cfm:
Eat Greek Tonight.
Irish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_cuisine:
About.com.
http://www.dochara.com/eat/history/:
DoChara.com.
http://www.dochara.com/eat/traditional/: DoChara.com.
http://homecooking.about.com/od/toprecipes/tp/irishgloss.htm: About.com.
Italy
http://www.italianchef.com/:
The Italian Chef.
http://italianfood.about.com/:
About.com.
Scottish
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/fooddrink.html:
Scottish Food and Drink.
http://www.taste-of-scotland.com/cheese.html: Taste of Scotland -
cheese.
http://www.taste-of-scotland.com/whisky.html:
Taste of Scotland - whisky.
http://eatscotland.visitscotland.com/scottish_food/:
Eat Scotland from VisitScotland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_cuisine: Wikipedia.
Spanish
http://www.xmission.com:8000/~dderhak/recipes.htm:
Favourite Spanish recipes.
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/food/:
Traditional
Spanish Food.
http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/espania.htm: Regional food of Spain.
http://spanishfood.about.com/:About.com.
Healthy eating
http://www.foodfitness.org.uk/:
Foodfitness.
http://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/:
Healthy Living Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/nutrition/:
BBC Healthy Living.
http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/:
Food Standards Agency,
Eat Well be well.
http://www.lifebytes.gov.uk/eating/eat_menu.html:
This 'Healthy Eating' section of
the Wired for Health site 'LifeBytes' (for 11 - 14
year olds) contains information on healthy eating, balanced diets and
food hygiene as well as a
section on dealing with accidents. There is an
interactive quiz
(flash plug-in required) and ideas for further activities.
http://www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/eating/eatmenu.htm:
This Healthy Eating section of the Wired for
Health website 'Mind, Body and Soul' (for 14-16 year
olds) also contains general information on healthy eating and balanced
diets. There is an
interactive quiz
(flash plug-in required)
on the magic and myths of food.
http://www.kidshealth.org/:
A range of
health issues discussed on this US site.
http://www.factsoflife.org.uk/html/food/food.htm:
Facts of Life website sponsored by Nestle aimed at teenagers and includes an
interactive quiz.
http://www.youngscot.org/channels/health/index.asp?ss=156&s=44&sr=66:
Young Scot website with information on healthy eating as well as all aspects of
growing up.
http://www.coolfoodplanet.org/gb/kidz/index.htm:
lots of information and games about
healthy eating, food hygiene and safety from The European Food Information
Council.
http://www.coolmeals.co.uk/index.html: Initial Catering website
covering all areas of nutrition with activities to download.
Recipes
http://www.recipesource.com:
A huge range of
recipes in different categories from all over the world.
http://www.recipecottage.com:
Another recipes site.
http://www.foodreference.com/:
Food facts, recipes,
history, trivia, poems, humour from this US website.
http://www.britishsummerfruits.co.uk/:
Facts and recipes on summer fruits.
Recycling
http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/:
Recycling Guide.
http://www.recyclenow.com/:
Recycle Now.
Scottish
Dietary Targets
http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/:
Food
Standards Agency.
http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/:
Food Standards
Agency - Scotland.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/health/health/19133/17710 - Scottish
Executive Scottish Diet Plan.
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~media/ScotDiet.html: Food Technology Website
Scottish Dietary targets.
UK Nutrition
and Health Institutions and Organisations
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/acero/:
Aberdeen Centre for Energy Regulation and Obesity (ACERO).
http://www.bda.uk.com/:
British Dietetic Association.
http://www.bhf.org.uk/: British Heart Foundation.
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/:
The British
Nutrition Foundation site.
http://www.coeliac.co.uk/:
The Coeliac Society.
http://www.healthnet.org.uk/: The
Coronary Prevention Group.
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/:
Diabetes UK.
http://www.foodfitness.org.uk/:
Food Fitness UK.
http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk:
Health
Education Board for Scotland.
http://www.nacc.org.uk/:
National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease (NACC).
http://www.nutritionsociety.org/:
The Nutrition Society "The Society is concerned with the scientific study
of nutrition and its application to the maintenance of human and animal health".
http://www.roysocmed.ac.uk/:
Royal Society of Medicine.
http://www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/:
Wired for
Health. Health information for Teachers.
European Food and Nutrition Sites
http://www.eufic.org/open/fopen.htm:
European Union Food Information Council.
http://www.mhr-viandes.com/:
French Meat Industry
Research and Statistics.
http://www.ifn.asso.fr/:
French Society of Nutrition.
http://www.dge.de/:
German Society of Nutrition.
http://www.voedingscentrum.nl/intro.htm:
National Nutrition Centre of the Netherlands.
Food Retailers and Manufacturers
http://www.asda.co.uk/: ASDA.
http://www.boots.co.uk/: Boots.
http://www.britishsugar.co.uk/:
British Sugar.
http://www.burgerking.com/: Burger
King.
http://www.cadbury.co.uk/:
Cadbury.
http://www.coke.com/flashIndex1.html:
Coca Cola.
http://www.heinz.co.uk/: Heinz.
http://www.kelloggs.co.uk/:
Kelloggs.
http://www.kfc.co.uk/index/index.php: Kentucky Fried Chicken.
http://www.mcdonalds.com/:
McDonalds.
http://www.marksandspencer.com/index.html:
Marks and Spencer.
http://www.nestle.com/: Nestle UK Limited.
http://www.nutricia.com/:
Nutricia.
http://www.nutrasweet.com/:
Nutrasweet.
http://www.pizzahut.co.uk/: Pizza
Hut.
http://www.morrisons.co.uk/
: Morrisons.
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/:
Sainsburys.
http://www.soloseasalt.com/:
Solo Sea Salt.
http://www.dairycrest.co.uk/brandsandproducts/brand_view.asp?b_ID=3:
Dairy Crest.
http://www.tateandlyle.co.uk:
Tate and Lyle.
http://www.tesco.com/: Tesco.
http://www.waitrose.com/:
Waitrose. John Lewis
Department Stores.
http://www.bakersfederation.org.uk:
Federation of
Bakers: On-Line.
http://www.britegg.co.uk/:
British Egg Information Service.
http://www.potato.org.uk/:
British Potato Council.
http://www.bmesonline.org.uk/: The
British Meat
Education Service (BMES). Interactive games to try.
http://www.cannedfood.co.uk/:
Canned
Food
Information Service.
www.institute-consumer-sciences.co.uk:
Institute
of Consumer Sciences.
http://www.irlgov.ie/daff/:
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Ireland.
http://www.fabflour.co.uk:
Flour Advisory Bureau.
http://www.foodfuture.org.uk:
Food
and Drink Federation.
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/:
Food Standards Agency.
http://www.ifrn.bbsrc.ac.uk/:
Institute of Food Research.
http://www.ifst.org.uk/:
Institute of Food Science & Technology.
http://www.lfra.co.uk/:
Leatherhead Food Research Association is the leading independent food research
institute in Europe and provides food information to the international food and
drinks industry.
http://www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/:
Mind, Body & Soul is a new website which aims to give young people aged
14-16, the lowdown on health in a fun and interesting way.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/:
Department for Environment Food and Rural
Affairs.
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/:
National Dairy Council.
http://www.nfu.org.uk/intradoc-cgi/idc_cgi_isapi.dll?IdcService=GET_DOC_PAGE&Action=GetTemplatePage&Page=NFU_HOME_PAGE:
National Farmers' Union.
http://www.lmcni.com/:
Northern Ireland Meat Industry.
http://www.rhet.org.uk/:
The Royal Highland Education Trust or RHET.
http://www.sfdf.org.uk:
Scottish Food and Drink Industry.
http://www.seafish.co.uk/:
Sea Fish Industry Authority.
www.thinkvegetables.co.uk: Think
Vegetables.
http://www.fao.org/:
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.
http://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/:
Launched by the Scottish Executive in January 2003.
General
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools:
Scottish Executive
School Education pages.
http://www.hmie.gov.uk/:
HM
Inspectorate of Education.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/:
Learning
and Teaching Scotland.
http://www.gtcs.org.uk:
General Teaching
Council Scotland.
http://www.nationalpriorities.org.uk/NPFP.html:
National
Priorities in Education.
http://www.ngflscotland.gov.uk/schoolsonline/:
The new
"Scottish Schools Online"
database service on our NGfL Scotland
(SSO)
is a
searchable directory of schools in Scotland,
intended to
stimulate easier communication in the education system. Schools
can update
and edit their information, such as local authority, postal and
email
addresses and website location, which is then checked by a database
manager to
ensure a high degree of accuracy.
Curriculum &
Exam Information
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/5to14/guidelines/index.asp:
5-14
Guidelines
to download.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/financialeducation/index.asp:Learning
and Teaching Scotland website with financial education curriculum details for
primary and secondary pupils to download.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/enterpriseineducation/:
Enterprise
in Education
from Learning & Teaching Scotland..
http://www.LTScotland.com/NQ:
National
Qualifications Online.
http://www.sqa.org.uk:
Performance of candidates can be found on the
SQA
website.
Internet
Safety
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/index.htm:
A Home Office
advice website called "Think
You Know Now"
about how to use the Internet safely.
http://www.quick.org.uk:
Quality
Information Checklist
for using the Internet, produced by HDA.
Literacy
www.warwick.ac.uk/staff/D.J.Wray/Research/summary.html: The
Effective Teachers of Literacy Project.
http://www.ngflscotland.gov.uk/literacyandnumeracy/:
NGfL Scotland Literacy & Numeracy.
Personal & Social Development
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/pbis-00.asp:
"Better Behaviour - Better Learning: a joint action plan" is about positive
behaviour
in schools and has been produced as a result of the work of the
SEED
Discipline Task Group.
http://www.ngflscotland.gov.uk/learners/whichwaynow/:
"Which Way Now
2002" is a well known publication that helps
school pupils in
S2 to make
informed decisions about their choice of Standard Grade courses.
An online
version of this guide for students and their parents was made
possible by
NGfL funding.
http://www.eatright.org/:
American Dietetic Association.
http://www.nutrition.org/:
American
Society for Nutritional Sciences.
http://www.ucc.ie/fcis/:
Food Communications Information Service, University College Cork.
http://www.fda.gov/default.htm:
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
http://www.ific.org/:
International Food Information Council (USA).
http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/:
Internet Health Library The UK's largest Alternative Medicine,
Complementary Therapy and Natural Health Care Resource.
http://www.fao.org/:
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.
http://www.who.int/: World Health Organisation.
since 10th August 2007
