This guide to nutrition education can be used as a basis for curriculum development at the school district level, as well as a basis for daily lesson planning by teachers. Designed to involve high school students in gathering information from school and community resources, the guide covers the following topics: (1) meal planning; (2) food consumerism; (3) nutrition and physical fitness; (4) health-related problems; (5) nutrition and reproduction; (6) infant nutrition; (7) hunger and malnutrition in the United States; and (8) careers in nutrition. Appendices contain suggested breakfast and lunch surveys for secondary students. (JD)