Eating

Lunch Crunch 2

"It’s lunchtime again and Chef Bleu has cooked up some healthy (and not-so-healthy) items for you to choose from! Lunch is a great time to add fruit and vegetables to your day even when eating out. Help the lunch line by removing unhealthy side items from plates and replacing them with two fruits and vegetables before they get to Chef Bleu. Feed the hungry dishwasher fly, Monsieur Grosse, all the unhealthy leftovers for extra points."

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Diabetes
Food and Nutrition
Obesity and Weight Loss
Prevention

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Culture
Eating
Games
Gastronomy
Lunch
Meals
Personal life
Technology
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai

Target Population:
Children

Game platform:
Internet


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A Healthy Lunchbox

This free online game focuses on the importance of eating balanced meals. Players use a variety of foods to make meals. If they create a balanced meal, they earn points. If the meal is unbalanced, they are told what is wrong and are asked to try again.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Culture
Eating
Food and drink
Health
Lunch
Personal life
Potassium in biology
Technology

Target Population:
Children

Industry Term:
food

Organization:
Food Standards Agency

URL:
http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/flash/a_healthy_lunchbox_intro.swf

Game platform:
Internet


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Build a Healthy Plate

Build a Healthy Plate, by the American Diabetes Association, is designed to teach players the importance of a nutritious meal. Players are presented with an assortment of food from which to choose build their plates. To win this game, players must successfully create meals that include appropriate portions of food from each food group.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Diabetes
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
American Diabetes Association
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Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Eating
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
Technology

Target Population:
Children

Industry Term:
food

Game platform:
Internet


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Fruit and Veggie Color Champions

This set of games and puzzles is designed to teach children about the importance of eating nutritious fruits and vegetables. Free and online, it was developed by the Produce for Better Life Foundation. Players can choose from a variety of games intended to teach that eating healthy foods is good for growing bodies.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Academia
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Eating
Education
Food
Food science
Health
Nutrition
Technology

Target Population:
Children
Young Children

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://foodchamps.org

Game platform:
Internet


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Snack Dash

Snack Dash is an educational game by the School Food Trust designed to teach children about the importance of healthy eating and exercise. The goal of this free, online game is to collect healthy food items while racing around a course and avoiding enemies. Players must keep their energy levels up to finish the race.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Dietetics
Eating
Healthy diet
Nutrition
Snack food
Technology

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

Industry Term:
food

Game platform:
Internet


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Perfect Plate

This free, online educational game is designed to help teach players how to lose weight by eating balanced meals. The goal of this game is to create meals that have a balance of low-fat and low-protein foods. In order to accomplish this, players choose foods from a virtual refrigerator and drop them onto a plate and receive feedback about the meal that was created.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition
Obesity and Weight Loss

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Eating
Orlistat
Technology
XML

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.blockdot.com/caseStudies/gsk-alli.aspx

Game platform:
Internet


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The Balanced Plate Game

The Balanced Plate Game is a free, online educational game designed to teach children about the food groups and the importance of eating balanced meals. The game presents players with an empty plate that is divided into sections that represent the groups in the food pyramid. Player are given a variety of foods that must be placed in the correct section.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Eating
Food
Food and drink
Food group
Food guide pyramid
Nutrition
Technology

Target Population:
Children

Industry Term:
food

Game platform:
Internet


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Trigger Happy

This online educational game is designed to teach and warn players about the risk of triggers can lead to poor eating choices when dieting. The game addresses many problems individuals may come across when trying to lose weight and offers tips and strategies for staying on track and not giving in to temptation. 

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition
Obesity and Weight Loss

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Not Currently Available

Social Tags:
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Eating
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
Obesity
Span and div
Weight loss
XML

Published Medium:
Game Developer

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet


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Brain Gain

Developed by Playnormous, Brain Gain is a free, online quiz game that challenges players’ knowledge of health and exercise. Players must answer a serious of questions related to nutrition and ways to stay healthy, but they must hurry before time runs out.

Game genre:
Educational
Quiz/Trivia

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Academia
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Eating
Education
Health
Nutrition
Personal life
Physical exercise
Playnormous
Self-care
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children

URL:
http://www.playnormous.com/games/brain-gain

Game platform:
Internet


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