|
Resources for Teachers
USDA's new approach to the Food Guide Pyramid
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
The Food Guide Pyramid is a guide for healthy eating. It was developed by the United States Department of Agriculture to help
Americans choose the right foods and the right proportion of foods to be healthy and to achieve a healthy weight. For more information,
visit the USDA website at:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html
The Five A Day Educators Site contains educational tools, activities, and lessons for the 5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables campaign:
http://www.5aday.com/html/educators/educators_home.php
La Cocina Saludable (The Healthy Kitchen) is a bilingual nutrition education program targeting parents of pre-school children.
The program was developed based on extensive research. The materials were tested and evaluated throughout Colorado using Hispanic
grandmothers (abuelas) as nutrition educators. For more information about this program, along with available materials and resources,
visit the Colorado State University website at:
http://www.cahs.colostate.edu/fshn/NEP/asne/EDMAT.htm
Resources for Kids
The 5 A Day website for kids has activity sheets, coloring books, and other fun materials to promote the consumption of fruits
and vegetables at:
http://www.5aday.com/html/kids/kids_home.php
|
