Grow It, Try It, Like it


Book Description

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash.




Nutrition Curriculum Activities Kit


Book Description

These kits were designed to provide students in grades 5-12 with the knowledge and skills necessary to make personal dietary decisions. Topics covered include basic nutrition concepts; diet planning; special diets; meal planning and preparation; and nutrition issues.




Healthy Living from the Start


Book Description

Healthy Living from the Start is a comprehensive health curriculum that provides the framework for teaching children about health and well-being. Designed to be used throughout the early grades, this book has a flexible format that allows you to customize your health program for use with multiple grades or in a sequential manner from kindergarten through third grade.




Serving Up MyPlate


Book Description

This is a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into math, science, English language arts, and health. Introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands-on activities. The MyPlate nutrition program replaces the MyPyramid food pyramid.










Family Nutrition Guide


Book Description

This practical guide contains information designed to improve the feeding and nutrition of families in developing countries, primarily written for health workers, nutritionists and other development workers involved in community education programmes. Topics cover basic nutrition, family food security, meal planning, food hygiene and the special feeding needs of children, women and men, old, sick and malnourished people.




You Are What You Eat


Book Description

This book is mainly for the entry-level health care students who need to start at the basics. These students may be interested in various fields of study and this book would give then a general idea of nutrition and how people are affected by it. It includes information about age groups, cultures, religions, and diseases that the student may come in contact with. (From cover)




National Health Education Standards


Book Description

Concluding a two-year review and revision process supported by the American Cancer Society and conducted by an expert panel of health education professionals, this second edition of the National Health Education Standards is the foremost reference in establishing, promoting, and supporting health-enhancing behaviors for students in all grade levels. These guidelines and standards provide a framework for teachers, administrators, and policy makers in designing or selecting curricula, allocating instructional resources, and assessing student achievement and progress; provide students, families, and communities with concrete expectations for health education; and advocate for quality health education in schools, including primary cancer prevention for children and youth.




Recipes for Healthy Kids


Book Description

"Team Nutrition USDA; Let's Move!"--Cover.