Nutrition Education For Kids

Create a new nutrition culture for kids! Completely revised and updated, this resource promotes positive attitudes about food, fitness and body image. Features hundreds of fun, hands-on nutrition education activities aimed at children ages 6-12.

The role of nutrition education is to address the numerous personal and environmental influences on food choices and assist individuals in practicing healthy behaviors. Nutrition Education, Second Edition provides students with a simple, straightforward model to easily design effective nutrition education. Using a six-step process, it integrates theory, research, and practice, providing advice on designing, implementing, and evaluating theory-based nutrition education.

Abstract: A selected listing of 93 nutrition education resources is provided to aid child care center staff and family day care home providers in initiating or maintaining a nutrition education program for children of ages 2-5. The materials in this guide are organized into 5 sections according to either intended audience of instruction or to type of material. The 5 sections comprise: nutrition education programs (materials directed towards child and adult audiences for providing a complete child care nutrition education program); aids for teaching care-givers (materials directed towards child care providers and parents); lesson plans for teaching chldren; food and nutrition activities for teaching children; and audiovisuals for teaching children and care givers Each section includes an introduction providing additional information on the types of materials included. Each resource citation includes information on the type of material, source availability, cost, an abstract, and an appraisal. (wz).

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash.

Teaching nutrition to children early and often is the key to developing healthy eating habits. The fourth edition of How to Teach Nutrition to Kids includes over 200 cross-curricular activities featuring the MyPlate food guide, children's books, gardening, recipes, food art, label reading, fitness and more. Fun, integrated, and behavior-focused, How to Teach Nutrition to Kids weaves nutrition education with math, science, language arts, social studies, performing arts, physical education, health education and the school cafeteria.Packed with ideas that empower children to evaluate nutrition information, make smart food choices and creatively prepare food, this book is used in schools, hospitals, scouting programs, 4-H, summer camps, and many other youth-focused initiatives.

This publication has been prepared for educators interested in nutrition education materials, audiovisuals, and resources for classroom use. Items listed in this publication cover topics including general nutrition, food preparation, food science, and dietary management. Teaching materials listed include: food models, audiovisuals, games, kits, videocassettes, and lesson plans. Resources for adults are also listed. Textbooks and resources are listed to assist with background information. Each item includes: title, author, publisher, year of publication, call number, and a brief summary. Over 200 items are listed.