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Teachers, School Food Service, Adult Educators:
- Build-A-Snack Masters
- Calcium: Got it? Get it! Toolkit
- Caterpillars Snack Lesson with Recipe Cards (ages 3-5)
- Eating for Peak Performance &
- Five Food Group Activity Stickers and Masters
- Help Children Be Good Eaters
- MyPyramid for Kids
- Nutritionary game
- School Wellness Newsletter
- Score Big with Breakfast
- Start Smart Eating and Reading
- Think your Drink Mini-Poster and Label Activity
- What Food Am I?
- What is Normal
Physicians, Dietitians, Nurses:
- Disordered Eating: Childhood's Hidden Epidemic
- Free Materials for Oregon Providers
- Health Connections: Linking Nutrition Research to Practice
- Help Children Be Good Eaters
- How to Feed Your Baby Step by Step
- MyActivity Pyramid: Guidelines for Adults (ages 18-64)
- Vitamin D: Beyond Bones and Teeth
- What is Normal
Consumers:
- Healthy Eating for Your Preschooler
- How to Feed Your Baby Step by Step
- Mealtime: Keep It Simple, Keep It Fun, Just Keep It!
- Milk and Cheese - Storybooks of Recipes and Tips
- MyActivity Pyramid: Guidelines for Adults (ages 18-64)
- Probiotics
- Score Big with Breakfast
- Tips for Packing a Healthy Lunch
- Vitamin D: Beyond Bones and Teeth
- Whey Protein: Nutritional Powerhouse
Spanish Consumers:
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Nutritionary game
A game of artistic fun and nutrition for 4 or more players, grades K-5. Players sketch or sculpt clay into nutrient-rich food and others guess what food it is.
Download Nutritionary game [PDF]
Download Game Cards [PDF]
Download Sign [PDF]
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What Food Am I?
A nutrition game for grades 2-5. Read clues for nutrient-rich foods from all food groups and have kids guess the name.
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Milk and Cheese - Storybooks of Recipes and Tips
(La Leche y El Queso - Cuentos de Recitas y Consejos)
For caregivers of young children, these colorful 4-page storybooks with fairy tale "helpers" bring tasty recipes and easy tips for enjoying nutrient-rich milk and cheese everyday. Developed to help use foods in the WIC food package, the storybooks will help all moms and families eat well and on a budget.
Download the black and white file to print 4 pages on 8.5" x 11" paper. Color brochure also available for purchase.
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Build-A-Snack Masters
For students and parents, these activity sheets help families make snacks nutritious and fun. "Are you snack smart?" challenges students to build a snack with food groups and nutrients in mind. "Zip-It, Dip-It, Roll-It, Mix-It" gives lots of food group ideas for healthy snacks. The parent sheet includes two snack recipes, plan ahead advice, variety and serving size information.
Build-A-Snack for Students [PDF]
Build-A-Snack for Parents [PDF]
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Healthy Eating for Your Preschooler
This 2-page download helps parents feed children ages 2-5 years. An easy-to-read food group chart shows daily serving amounts appropriate for each age group. It also includes tips for feeding and getting children involved in the kitchen. This is a perfect follow-up guide to How to Feed Your Baby Step-by-Step.
English Version [PDF]
Spanish Version [PDF]
Black and White [PDF]
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MyActivity Pyramid: Guidelines for Adults (ages 18-64)
Use this guide to plan your physical activity for each day. It's colorful ideas and approach are modeled after USDA's MyPyramid. MyActivity Pyramid created by Missouri Extension was tested by a variety of adults. Post YOUR MyActivity Pyramid where it can be your "memory jogger"!
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Free Materials for Oregon Providers
Oregon Primary Care Providers (MD, PA, NP, RD) download order form for free materials for patient education in your office. Available only to Oregon providers. Shipping and handling is $8.
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Tips for Packing a Healthy Lunch
Studies comparing adults who eat out with those who eat in or pack a lunch show those who eat out consume fewer foods from the USDA "Food Groups to Encourage" - milk, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Eating at home or packing a lunch can add up to 32% fewer calories and $16 less spent on food. For kids, packing a lunch is a great opportunity to learn nutrition basics, while encouraging them to enjoy eating a tasty lunch.
Get Packin': Tips for a Healthy Lunch Box [PDF]
Get Packin': A Empacar Se Ha Dicho - Spanish [PDF]
Packing Lunches for Work or School
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Help Children Be Good Eaters
Parents want to help their children be healthy and "good eaters" but many may need guidance. Respected author Ellyn Satter, Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, offers simple, evidence-based support for parents and care providers. This 2-page handout has clear directions with positive explanations.
Helping Children to Be Good Eaters - from Ellyn Satter [PDF]
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Caterpillars Snack Lesson with Recipe Cards (ages 3-5)
Reading, science, math and cooking are a part of this activity for teachers, care providers and parents to use with young children.
Caterpillars Snack Lesson and Recipe Cards [PDF]
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Think your Drink Mini-Poster and Label Activity
Teach math and nutrition with this graph comparison of 8 beverages. Use with accompanying Nutrition Facts Label lesson. For additional lessons and a colorful poster, order Think Your Drink poster.
Think your Drink Mini-Poster and Activity [PDF]
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Probiotics
Many claims are being made about the health benefits of probiotics; however, probiotics research has not sorted out all the specific details yet. Consumers who understand the basics about "the beneficial strains" of bacteria and yeast can better sort through the facts and the unknowns.
Consumer Fact Sheet: Probiotics [PDF]
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Calcium: Got it? Get it! Toolkit
A calcium nutrition lesson for teens complete with slide presentation, recipes, handouts and more.
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What is Normal
Downloadable lessons, handouts and links to research about teen body image, nutrition and physical activity. Downloadable graphic of poster for slide presentation.
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Vitamin D: Beyond Bones and Teeth
New research has expanded our knowledge about the many more functions of vitamin D than traditionally thought. And at the same time, the vitamin D status of Americans has declined. This could be due to eating fewer foods with Vitamin D, such as fish, milk and other fortified foods and less time in the sun, i.e., indoor activities and jobs and more use of sun screen.
Is the current recommended amount of vitamin D adequate? Recent studies conclude that the RDI may not be high enough for the functions of vitamin D beyond bone health.
Consumer Fact Sheet:
Vitamin D: What You Need to Know about the Sunshine Vitamin [PDF]
Health Professional Fact Sheet:
Vitamin D: An Old Vitamin with New Health Implications [PDF]
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School Wellness Newsletter
Developed by Oregon's Wellness In School Environments workgroup, this colorful newsletter is designed for teachers, administrators, parents, health professionals, and community members looking for nutrition and physical activity ideas to help implement school wellness policies.
Help us create a newsletter you can use... Go to quick survey
NEW! Spring Into Action with Energizers - Spring 2010 [PDF]
School Success Stories - Fall 2009 [PDF]
Spring Into Action - Spring 2009 [PDF]
Farm-to-School - Fall 2008 [PDF]
Healthy Kids - Spring 2008 [PDF]
Focus on Physical Activity - Fall 2007 [PDF]
Spotlight on Classroom Parties - Spring 2007 [PDF]
Wellness Policy - Fall 2006 [PDF]
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Eating for Peak Performance – Blackline Masters for Coaches
Reproducible masters offer the coach or team-leader plenty of sports nutrition information for athletes of any age or experience.
The Basics [PDF]
Fluid Facts [PDF]
Fuel for Training and Competition [PDF]
Sports Drinks, Gels and Bars [PDF]
Weight Management [PDF]
Resources [PDF]
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Eat the MyPyramid Way
This double-sided handout highlights the food groups, the nutrients provided by each group, health benefits, the amount of each food group to eat along with guidance from MyPyramid and the Dietary Guidelines. A sample menu and tips for eating and activity give you suggestions that will help to make MyPyramid a part of your day.
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Whey Protein: Nutritional Powerhouse
Consumer Fact Sheet
Dairy Council of California 2004
Even if you are not an elite or serious athlete you may have heard about the benefits of consuming whey protein for its effects on body composition, improving the immune system and helping with weight management. This handout will give you some background information on whey protein and how to incorporate it into your diet.
View Consumer Fact Sheet [PDF]
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Health Connections: Linking Nutrition Research to Practice
This newsletter for Health Professionals provides thorough reviews of published literature. Written by leading experts and published quarterly by Dairy Council of California, Health Connections summarizes current thinking and gives practical solutions for clients.
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MyPyramid for Kids with Tips for Families (8 1/2" x 11" - 2 pages)
MyPyramid for Kids mini-poster plus eating and physical activity tips.
A Close Look at MyPyramid for Kids (8 1/2" x 11")
This handout explains the key concepts of the MyPyramid for Kids symbol in an easy to understand format.
MyPyramid Kids Close Look [PDF]
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Score Big With Breakfast
(Grades: K-6) Students who eat breakfast do better in school. This guide gives two weeks of nutritious, quick-fix breakfast or snack ideas. Included are three MyPyramid Smoothie recipes.
Score Big with Breakfast [PDF]
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Mealtime: Keep It Simple, Keep It Fun, Just Keep It!
(Spanish: La Hora De Comer: Manténgala Sencilla, Manténgala Divertida, Pero Manténgala!)
In our fast-paced world, make mealtime one of your top priorities. Studies tell us that kids who eat with others are healthier, have better communication skills and do better in school. This resource includes a step-by-step plan of action for making meals a priority, plus four quick recipes. Available in color or as a reproducible master in the Catalog.
English:
Version for 8 ½ x 11 Paper [PDF]
Version for 11 x 17 Paper [PDF]
Spanish:
Version for 8 ½ x 11 Paper [PDF]
Version for 11 x 17 Paper [PDF]
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How to Feed Your Baby Step by Step
(Spanish: Cómo Alimentar A Su Bebé Paso A Paso)
Take the guess-work out of when, what and how much to feed little ones, from birth to 2 years of age with this handy chart. It is designed to be reproduced and used with individuals or groups.
How to Feed Baby - English [PDF]
How to Feed Baby - Spanish [PDF]
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Disordered Eating: Childhood’s Hidden Epidemic
Disordered eating in children as young as 8 to 11 can be easily overlooked. The signals are there—dieting, vegetarianism, excessive "workouts", and body dissatisfaction. This backgrounder describes disordered eating and gives practitioners the tools to identify and treat the problem early.
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Start Smart Eating and Reading Curriculum
A fun-filled breakfast, nutrition & reading program for K-2nd grade students! Start Smart Eating & Reading uses popular children's books to help students discover the importance of breakfast. Five modules offer no-cook food activities and classroom activities about smart eating. Includes parent newsletters.
Curriculum prepared jointly by the 4-H Youth Development and Family and Community Development programs of the Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon Department of Education.
Download lesson plans, worksheets, and parent newsletter for FREE!
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Five Food Group Activity Stickers and Masters: PreK-5
Quick activities about nutrition that compliment other subjects such as reading, math, science and health. Use alone or order the colorful Five Food Group Stickers.
Pre-K Food Match-up [PDF]
Pre-K Meet the Five Food Groups [PDF]
Pre-K Meet the Five Food Groups Spanish [PDF]
Grade 1 What's For Lunch [PDF]
Grade 1 Growth Maze [PDF]
Grade 2 Five Food Group Farm [PDF]
Grade 2 County Fair [PDF]
Grade 3 Nutrition Keeps Me Healthy [PDF]
Grade 3 Pyramid Bingo [PDF]
Grade 4 Healthy Food Choices [PDF]
Grade 5 Crossfood Puzzle [PDF]
School Food Service I'm an All-Star [PDF]
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Nutrition Updates
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School Wellness Newsletter
Nutrition and physical activity ideas to help implement school wellness policies. More
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Join the reusable grocery bag revolution – Fill Your Bag with Healthy Food Choices! More
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DASH – Savor Choices
A fact sheet with tips, menu ideas and suggestions about healthy
eating to help lower hypertension.
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