District of Excellence in Child Nutrition
Served 8.48 million meals during 2011-2012 school year
MyPyramid
MyPyramid allows consumers to tailor their diets to their specific nutrition and activity needs. This site provides several tools, including:
- MyPyramid Blast Off Game—an interactive computer game where kids fuel their rocket with their food choices and physical activity, showing kids how their choices fit into MyPyramid.
- Tips for Families
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Several other resources to aid parents and educators emphasize the key concepts of MyPyramid.
Nutrition Explorations
This is an extremely user-friendly site with:
- Sections devoted to resources for educators, parents, and school professionals.
- Links to kids' site, fun food games, and nutrition headlines
3-A-Day
Dairy is vital to good health and strong bones. This source gives information regarding:
- Dairy's impact on health
- Tips and tools for incorporating dairy into your diet
- Recipes and snack ideas
- A Mom's Corner
- Ways to enjoy dairy even if you have lactose intolerance
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
5-A-Day
All nutrition experts agree that increasing fruit and vegetable intake can promote better health. Features of this site include:
- Recipes
- Programs and events
- Kids' links and activities
- Educators' tools
- Consumer tips and (FAQs)
Fight Bac!
Due to many reasons, incidences of foodborne illnesses are on the rise. This food safety education site discusses:
- Different foodborne illnesses
- Safe food handling guidelines
- Current news regarding food safety
- Educator resources
- A kids' link and much more
