Cool Interactive Nutritional Games

Kindergarten-Age Games

• Many nutrition games are designed for kindergarten-age children to explain the basic concepts of nutrition in an easy to understand way. There are numerous games that only require basic mouse skills, such as Fueled for Fun!, Little D the Dragon, Monster Nutrition, Arianna and Marcus, My Very Own Pizza, Make a Date with My Plate, and Stack the Fridge. Play the games with your child to make sure they understand the concepts being presented.

First- and Second-Grader Games

• For first- and second-grade children, more complex games can make more of an impact. At this age, the idea of the food pyramid can be introduced, and you can start talking to your children about balanced diets. Interactive games like Talking Food Pyramid, Food Pyramid Jigsaw Puzzle, Matching Meals Card Game, Whack A Snack Action Game, Falling Food Arcade Game, Slap Snack Cards, Yummy Drops -- Fruit Action Game, and Pyramid Panic Arcade are all appropriate games for first and second graders.

Middle Schooler Games

• Middle schoolers require more complexity in their games, and a level of interesting game play. Middle schoolers can also tackle puzzle games that use words and numbers and require more complicated logic. Good nutrition-focused games for middle schoolers include Chef Solus and the Food Pyramid Adventure Game, Scramble for Good Health, Milk your Mind, Fun with Food and Activity, Crack the Code, Talking Food Label, Bon Appetite Arcade, Chef Solus Cooking Academy Game and Chef Solus Word Search Nutrition Words.

Games for Teens

• Nutrition games for teens tend to focus on keeping track of healthy eating and activity, rather than explaining concepts of nutrition that they're already familiar with. Activities like TeenBEAT Basic Exercise &Activity Tracker, Nutrition Tracker, Talking Food Label, MyPyramid Match Game, BreakFAST and Jump To It, Kevin's Build a Meal Game (Virtual Meal Planner), Katlin's Magical Messages (Talking BMI Calculator) and Calcium Quiz are all games that help teens track and manage their eating decisions.