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- Carbohydrate
counts
on food items served in the elementary schools are
available
here
- Carbohydrate counts
on food items served in the middle schools are
available here
NUTRITION RESOURCES ON THE WEB
WebMDHealth
http://my.webmd.com
Has much information. Also has Health-E-Meters, such as
Dessert Wizard that tells you how much exercise to burn off a
dessert. It also has a target Heart rate calculator.
Tufts University
Nutrition Navigator
http://navigator.tufts.edu
A site which includes reviewed and rated links to many
nutrition sites for students, teachers, and parents. Has a
"health tip of the week."
www.fankids.org
is a GREAT resource for children and teens with food
allergies! Check this site for ideas for coping with various
food allergies.
‘USDA
FOR KIDS’ at
www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html. is a great website
with nutrition information, nutrition games and games that can
be printed to be colored or completed by children. Be sure to
visit this site, it is a winner!!
Log
onto
www.dole5aday.com , Teachers can download lesson plans
aimed at grade 3 & 4 children, while a nutrition section as an
encyclopedia on fruits and vegetables, including their
nutrition values. The site also features games and recipes for
kids.
Log
onto
www.eatright.org , the American Dietetic Assoc. has games,
activities and recipes for children!!
Kidnetic.com, a fun website designed by the International
Food Information council for kids and their parents to
simulate physical activity and encourage healthy eating
patterns. Check it out!
www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition – Sponsored by the
Pacific Science Center and Washington State Dairy Council,
Nutrition Cafe offers nutrition activities for kids, such as
Nutrition Sleuth, where children use clues to determine
missing nutrients in a character’s diet. Grab-a-Grape (a
multiple choice Jeopardy-type game) and Have-A-Bite-Café,
where Kids build their own meals.
As a
parent you may worry that your child isn’t getting enough
calcium, and that is a valid concern since many kids aren’t.
For milk mania ideas check out:
www.got-milk.com and
www.drink-milk.com and
www.whymilk.com.
www.fightbac.org
– Fight BAC!®
offers food safety content information and activities for all
grades. It is designed to increase awareness and thereby
reduce the incidence of food borne illness.
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