Demi. One Grain of Rice. Scholastic Inc., 1997. This mathematical folktale illustrates the concept of doubling using rice as the example.
Ehlert, Lois. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z. Voyager Books, 1993. An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
Fischer, Maureen. Nineteenth-Century Lumber Camp Cooking. Capstone Press, 2000. Learn how nineteenth century logging occurred and learn about some of the basic recipes loggers depended upon for high-energy food.
Gunderson, Mary. Cowboy Cooking. Blue Earth Books, 2000. Learn about roundups and trail drives through the recipes cowboys enjoyed throughout history.
Lin, Grace. The Ugly Vegetables. Charlesbridge Publishing, 2001. A little girl and her mother grow vegetables rather than beautiful flowers like their neighbors, and she learns to appreciate the tasty soup her mother makes with them.
Palacios, Argentina. Peanut Butter, Apple Butter, Cinnamon Toast: Food Riddles for You to Guess. Harcourt, 1999. A book of food riddles for children.
Peterson, Cris. Harvest Year. Boyds Mills Press, 1996. Full color photos and clear, concise text take readers month-by-month through a sampling of the wide diversity and volume of crops grown throughout the United States.
Schuh, Mari C. Drinking Water. Capstone Press, 2006. Learn how water helps keep your body healthy.
Schuh, Mari C. Healthy Snacks. Capstone Press, 2006. Using the USDA's MyPyramid, learn how healthy snacks should be a part of your diet.
Schuh, Mari C. The Fruit Group. Capstone Press, 2006. Using the USDA's MyPyramid, learn how fruit should be a part of your diet.
Schuh, Mari C. The Grain Group. Capstone Press, 2006. Using the USDA's MyPyramid, learn how grains should be a part of your diet.
Schuh, Mari C. The Meat and Beans Group. Capstone Press, 2006. Using the USDA's MyPyramid, learn how meat and beans should be a part of your diet.
Schuh, Mari C. The Milk Group. Capstone Press, 2006. Using the USDA's MyPyramid, learn how dairy products should be a part of your diet.
Schuh, Mari C. The Vegetable Group. Capstone Press, 2006 Using the USDA's MyPyramid, learn how vegetables should be a part of our diet.
New England Dairy & Food Council 1034 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02215 Attn: Vicki Bourneuf Phone: 800-393-0002 or 617-734-6750 Fax: 617-232-0229 email: nedfc@tiac.net Website: www.familyfoodzone.com * Free catalog of nutrition education materials and materials on osteoporosis and calcium education. * Video lending library.
Nutrition Education & Training Program Nutrition Program and Services Massachusetts Dept. of Education 350 Main Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 Attn: Steve Carey Phone: 781-388-3300 ext. 498 Fax: 781-388-3476 Website: www.doe.mass.edu * Nutrition education materials
UMass Extension Bulletin Distribution Center Draper Hall Box 32010 Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-2010 Phone: 413-545-2717 Fax: 413-545-5174 Website: www.umass.edu/umext/nutrition * Publications covering food safety, budgeting and healthy eating including: diets for older adults and altering recipes for healthier meals. * "Vegetables for Health" educational packet, $3.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association 444 North Michigan Avenue Suite 1800 Chicago, Illinois 60611-9909 Phone: 800-368-3138 Fax: 800-368-3136 Website: www.teachfree.com * Send for a free list of nutrition education materials, some are free.
National FFA Center 5632 Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway P.O. Box 15160 Alexandria, Virginia 22309-0160 Phone: 703-360-3600 Fax: 703-360-5521 Website: www.ffa.org * Catalog of agricultural and nutrition resources. * "Food for America" kit, $24.95
National Dairy Council 10255 W. Higgins, Suite 900 Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: 847-627-3202 Fax: 847-803-2077 email: barbarae@rosedmi.com Website: www.NutritionExplorations.org * Arianna's Nutrition Expedition: Enjoy arm-chair travel with two heroes Arianna Bones and Marcus Muscleman. Whether solving a mystery or traveling to Antarctica, these two adventurers put pizazz into learning about the importance of good nutrition and physical activity.
California Olive Industry 1903 North Fine #102 Fresno, CA 93727 Phone: 559-456-9096 Fax: 559-456-9099 email: calolive@psnw.com Website: www.calolive.org * "Food for Thought" is a standards-based, ready-to-use program designed for use with students in grades 3-5 as a supplement to your health, social studies and mathematics curricula. Through the program's exciting, interactive learning activities, students utilize important thinking, research and math skills as they become more aware of the nutritional value of the foods they eat and solve challenging math problems. Grades 3-5. * "Get in the Game for Good Health" is a standards-based education program. Includes teacher guide, color poster and interactive worksheets that encourage students to assess their own lifestyles, learn about healthy eating habits, create innovative ways to increase activity levels, and commit to following a healthy lifestyle. Grades 4-6. * "Oliville.com" is an interactive nutrition game for elementary school aged children, which teaches about the causes and effects of good (or not so good) food choices. Grades 3-6.
Dairy Council of California 1101 National Drive, Suite B Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: 916-263-3560 Fax: 916-263-3566 email: info@dairycouncilofca.org Website: www.dairycouncilofca.org Website: www.virtualteacherslounge.org Website: www.mealsmatter.org * "BreakFAST & Jump To It!" - test your knowledge about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast and what makes up a healthy breakfast. Grades K-6, free online. * "My Very Own Pizza" - learn about the nutrition and history of one of our favorite foods. Grades 3-adult, available online.
Dole Food Company, Inc. One Dole Drive Westlake Village, CA 91362 Phone: 510-639-5550 email: dole5adayprogram@na.dole.com Website: www.dole5aday.com * "Dole 5 A Day Program" - Dole Food Company's 5 A Day Program provides free nutrition education materials to elementary school teachers. Materials include the "5 A Day Adventures" CD-ROM, "Jammin 5 A Day Songs" cassette tapes, "Fun with Fruits and Vegetables" kids cookbooks, and "How'd You Do Your 5 Today?" charts with educational games, a Nutritional Resource Center featuring a fruit and vegetable encyclopedia, lesson plans, student activity sheets, and more. Grades K-6, free request online.
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger 2175 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20437-0001 Phone: 202-653-2404 Fax: 202-653-5760 email: fmfh@fao.org Website: www.feedingminds.org * This website has a series of lessons that educate about the food system and food security. Activities state objectives and content and summaries of what the participants should have learned or been encouraged to think about. The lessons are aimed at teachers, with a special section "Youth Window" directed at young people. Grades K-12, free online.
Food-Stats.com Website: www.food-stats.com * Hosts information about carbohydrates, fats, trans-fats, sugars, proteins, and other nutritional information about many foods. Grades 4-adult, free online.
California Department of Education CDE Press Sales 1430 N Street, Suite 3207 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-1260 Fax: 916-323-0823 email: sales@cde.ca.gov Website: www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/rc * Fresh fruit and vegetable photo cards, each fully laminated 8" x 9" card displays a color photograph of a fruit or vegetable with its name in English and Spanish. On the reverse is a bar graph displaying an analysis of nutrients and suggested serving size. Grades K-12, 1 set $45 plus tax and $5.95 s/h; request item #1365.
24 Carrot Press P.O. Box 23546 Portland, OR 97281-3546 Phone: 503-524-9318 Fax: 503-524-8318 email: info@nutritionforkids.com Website: www.nutritionforkids.com * A curriculum resource organized by subjects and applicable to the classroom, cafeteria, and home. Includes over 200 activities. Leader activity guide with copy-ready worksheets available. Grades 1-6, $19.95 plus s/h, leader activity guide, $11.95 plus s/h.
MyPyramid.gov USDA-MyPyramid.gov Website: www.mypyramid.gov * This website describes the USDA MyPyramid food guidance system and assists visitors in making healthy food choices and encourages them to be active every day. It includes an interactive web game called MyPyramid Blast Off geared for 6 to 11 year olds, and the MyPyramid Tracker, which allows individuals to calculate their own dietary needs. Grades K-adult, free online information.
Produce for Better Health Foundation 5341 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808-1249 Toll free phone: 888-391-2100 Fax: 302-235-5555 Website: www.5aday.org * This organization promotes the "5 A Day" message and has a variety of materials available to educators, food service providers, health professionals, and retail stores. Many links for educators and students are available on the website, including "There's a Rainbow on My Plate" nutrition education curriculum for grades K-3 and 4-6. Free catalog.
National Pork Board 1776 NW 114th Street Clive, IA 50325 Phone: 515-223-3529 Fax: 515-309-6127 email: porkboard@porkboard.org Website: www.otherwhitemeat.com * The new "Step Up to a Healthier You" program focuses on meat, protein and the MyPyramid food guidance system. This educational program contains 3 interactive classroom activities, a take-home insert and a wall poster.
Zip4tweens Website: www.zip4tweens.com * This interactive website, geared for children between the ages of ten and twelve, how important it is to eat right and be active every day. Recipes which include beef are included as well as a series of interactive games. Grades 4-7, free online.
USDA, Food and Nutrition Services 10 Causeway Street, Room 501 Boston, Massachusetts 0222-1068 Attn: Maureen Rankin Phone: 617-565-6429 Fax: 617-565-6472 * Nutrition education materials and support. Newsletter on USDA services.
USDA's Team Nutrition Schools P.O. Box 0812 Rockville, Maryland 20848-0812 * "Team Nutrition Days and Beyond: How to Kit" comprehensive guide. * Information on how to register as a "Team Nutrition" school.
Center for Science in the Public Int. Suite 300 1875 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 200009-5728 * Nutrition Action Healthletter.
International Food Information Council 1100 Connecticut Avenue N.W. - Suite 430 Washington, DC 20365 Attn: Margaret Speich Phone: 202-872-3863 Fax: 202-463-0474 * "The Food Guide Pyramid" * "Benny Broccoli" variety of lessons on how food is grown, nutrition and challenges faced in producing fruits and vegetables for grades 2-4. One free with letter on school stationery.
