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Nutrition Links

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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

Last Modified on Thursday, October 11, 2012