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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.

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.

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. 

Food - Dole

Nutrition Explorations
Whether you're grabbing breakfast on the go or choosing a snack to kick that winning goal, make healthy food choices with the Food Guide Pyramid! The Five Food Groups are the building blocks of the Pyramid. Each food group supplies different nutrients, substances your body needs to grow and stay healthy.

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

Represents Local Sites Hawaii State DOE

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

Nutrition.Gov
A comprehensive site about nutrition.

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

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

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.

USDA - TEAM Nutrition

USDA for Kids

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion to Access the Latest Publications
For the health and fun of it!

Max's Magical Delivery: Fit for Kids
Fun, interactive DVD targeted to children ages 5-9 and their families.

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.

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

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.

VERB 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). Visit the tween site for ideas to encourage young people ages 9-13 (tweens) to be physically active every day.

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.

This US Food & Drug Administration site provides tools for consumers to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle.

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.

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.

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.

Kids in the Kitchen
This website includes bilingual recipes, tips on nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyles as well as an interactive "Kids Corner" with an online nutrition game provided by Cartoon Network.

University of Illinois CES - Food Fun from Apples to Zucchini

Superkids Nutrition Website
A plethora of information and resources developed by Melissa Halas-Liang, a Southern California RD to use in nutrition education programs.

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Updated November 10, 2009