EDUCATION:

Fruits & Veggies - More Matters
The Fruits & Veggies - More Matters health initiative suggests simple ways to add MORE fruits and vegetables to every eating occasion. This initiative is offered by Produce for Better Health Foundation.

Family Nutrition Education Program - Missouri 
The Family Nutrition Education Program provides information on children's books that encourage healthy eating, as well as food and nutrition guides.   

Hawaii State DOE - Contents and Performance Standards 
The Hawaii Department of Education provides contents and performance standards in different areas of academics being taught in schools throughout the state.

Leading Object - New Mexico University's CES 
Leading Object is developed by New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service and provides video, software, and internet resources designed to aid educators from grades K-12.

The Leafy Greens Council
The Leafy Greens Council provides educational information and lesson plans to help teach children to understand the nutritional benefits and cancer fighting elements provided by leafy green vegetables.

Nickelodeon's Web site for Educators with Nick News and Blue's Clues 
Nickelodeon's website provides lesson plans, newsletters, and activities for educators.  This site also provides information on Nickelodeon's Cable in the Classroom, along with its Monthly Program Calender.  

Nutrition & Food Safety Education 
University of Missouri's Nutrition & Food Safety Education website is geared toward teachers in grades K-12.  This site provides access to curriculum, activities, and background information on nutrition and food safety education.

Nutritional Education Resources Website
This Nutritional Education Resources Website is provided by the Washington Dairy Council and includes free resources, games, and newsletters on helping adults and children build a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Obesity
The US Food & Drug Administration site provides tools for consumers to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle, as well as information about FDA's recently announced program to combat obesity.

Oregon State University: Diet - Health Nutrition
Oregon State University provides this nutrition website which offers educational information, resources, tips and skill building so they may work effectively with low income, culturally diverse audiences and develop nutrition education programs.

 

U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE:

Food and Nutrition Information Center 
The Food and Nutrition Information Center is an information center from the National Agricultural Library which provides information on distance learning, activities for children, and nutritional education.

The National Agriculture In The Classroom Website
The National Agriculture in the classroom website provides teachers resources such as: lesson plans & grants, as well as a children's section.

Food & Nutrition Page  
This site provides current information on educational resources & nutrition.

Photo Images 
On Line Photography Center Photo Research provides complimentary digital photos of animals, nutrition, and horticulture, as well as other photos related to agriculture. 

TEAM Nutrition
TEAM Nutrition provides Education Kits to help teach children how to eat well by choosing the appropriate foods.  These kits include classroom curriculum and activities for children in grades K-9. 

CSREES
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service

Eat Smart. Play Hard.
Provides parents and other caregivers with tools for healthy living including tasty, low cost menus and recipes that meet the new food guidelines. The web page has a handy Calorie Burner Chart, the MyPyramid Tracker, and the ESPH Tracking Card.

National Agriculture In The Classroom
The National Agriculture in the classroom website provides teachers resources such as: lesson plans & grants, as well as a children's section.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

Cornell Nutrition and Health
The Cornell Cooperative Extension Nutrition and Health site provides research-based information in the areas of food, nutrition and health, and food safety.  

Federal Resources - Educational Excellence 
The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence provides hundreds of resources in different subject areas being taught in schools throughout the U.S.  

International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC)
The International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC) provides information for educators on food safety for children/teens, articles on nutrition and fitness, as well as videotapes.

Nutrition - American Society of Nutritional Sciences
The American Society of Nutritional Sciences (ASNS) provides journal arcticles on nutrition information.

Science & Education Impact 
The Science & Education Impact website provides information on research, teaching and extension projects.  Topics include: water quality, food safety, forestry, and agriculture in general.  

West Virginia University-ES Nutrition & Health Publications
West Virginia's University Extension Service provides publications and information on nutritional education. 

 

NUTRITION LINKS:

CA Dept of Food & Ag - Nutrition Links 
The California Department of Food and Agriculture provides a variety of nutrition links through this website.

Center for Human Nutrition - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Hawaii's Agricultural Gateway
Hawaii's Agricultural Gateway provides links to different agricultural based sites. 

Nutrition.Gov
A comprehensive site about nutrition.

Test Your Food Label Knowledge!
A simple quiz provided by the Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Disease Control on nutritional labeling for prepared foods.

Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network
Recipes, nutrition newsletters and other educational materials for nutrition educators who work with limited-income clients.

Hawaiian Food Exchange Booklet
This booklet provides content and exchanges of local ethnic foods as well as some of the fast foods commonly consumed here in Hawaii.

KidsGardening! Garden Resources and Gardening for Families and Teacher's
The National Gardening Association's KidsGardening website provides resources for grants and projects, and information on gardening.

 

OTHER:

Action for Healthy Kids
A nationwide initiative dedicated to improving the health and educational performance of children through better nutrition and physical activity in schools.

BAM! - Body and Mind
Aimed at youth ages 9 ~ 13, BAM! provides answers to questions on health issues and recommend ways to make your bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer. Also provides teachers with interactive acitvites that are educational and fun.

Corn - Leading Object: Crazy About Corn 
The Crazy About Corn site provides games and activities for kids to help them develop important skills while learning about corn.

Fitness Fever - BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota 
Fitness Fever provides information, games, activities, and tips on health and fitness to help encourage a healthier life style. 

The Food Timeline
A fun site that contains information on food history and period recipes.

Grocery Store Tours
A prototype curriculum grocery store tour model that encourages the use of a variety of forms of fruits and veggies in home recipes.

HealthierUS.Gov
Source of credible, accurate information to help Americans choose to live healthier lives.

KidsGardening! Garden Resources and Gardening for Families and Teacher's
The National Gardening Association's KidsGardening website provides resources for grants and projects, and information on gardening.   

National 4H Council 
The National 4H Council provides information on programs to help prepare youth for future employment. 

Online Lessons - North Dakota State 
The Land-Grant Training Alliance offers online lessons in word processing, presentation graphics, spreadsheet & database, and the internet.

Power Panther Sticker

The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
A general information about health and fitness.

CYFERNet - Cybercamp!

Produce An Athlete
Tips on Healthful Eating with fruits and vegetables for Young Athletes.

Science.gov
Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.

American Cancer Society
Meeting Well resources.

HMSA's Island Scene magazine
"Food for Thought" columns appear courtesy of HMSA's Island Scene magazine.

VERBT It's what you do.
VERBT It's what you do. is a national, multicultural, social marketing campaign coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

VERB Campaign
The VERB campaign encourages young people ages 9-13 (tweens) years to be physically active every day.

Consumer Health Information for You and Your Family (FDA)
Features timely stories on pressing FDA topics, provides links to our most requested information, and includes interactive content.

 

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