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“Clueless in the Mall”
Designed for youth, this website contains a scavenger hunt format with video and audio clips that focus on the importance of calcium in the diet.
http://calcium.tamu.edu/
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23/25
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American Academy of Pediatrics
A site devoted to optimal health on all aspect for children, from infants to young adults.
http://www.aap.org/family/
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16/25
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American School Food Service
This site provides current news, child nutrition research, educational activities, Food Pyramids, and more.
http://www.asfsa.org/childnutrition/
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18/25
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America's Children 2000
This report presents 23 key indicators of children's well-being, monitored through children's economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
http://www.childstats.gov/ac2000/highlight.asp
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20/25
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Bright Futures
Contains information on Bright Futures, a practical developmental approach to providing health supervision for children of all ages.
http://www.brightfutures.org/
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23/25
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California Project Lean
The mission of California Project Lean is to increase healthy eating and physical activity to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis and diabetes. It offers information on various nutrition related topics and has a large staff of accredited nutrition professionals. The project itself has been established since 1997.
http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/
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24/25
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Center for Weight & Health
This web site contains information on currently funded and recently completed Center projects; educational tools and other materials in English, Spanish, Chinese, Cambodian, Hmong, Korean, Lao, and Vietnamese; information on recently featured and upcoming Center-sponsored conferences and symposia; links pertinent to nutrition, physical activity, obesity and food security related programs, projects and materials; and related organizations.
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/
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22/25
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Child and Adult Care Food Program
This USDA website provides detailed information about the child (including infants)nutrition programs, including CACFP. Includes a listing of state contacts.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Default.htm
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16/25
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Child and Adult Nutrition Services
In South Dakota, this group is responsible for administering the USDA and FCS nutrition programs. This site includes information about their programs and answers FAQs.
http://www.state.sd.us/deca/cscf/CANS/
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24/25
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Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators and Researchers
This publication is a compilation of resources about childhood obesity for educators and researchers. It is comprised
of articles from professional journals (published in 1997 or later), but includes some information available on the World Wide
Web, as well as a small number of consumer educational materials. Topics include prevalence; outcomes, predictors, and factors associated with Child Obesity; prevention and intervention approaches; educational materials; and additional contacts.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/weight/childhoodobesity.html
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18/25
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Children with Diabetes
Children with Diabetes is devoted to informing parents, children, and adults about diabetes. It answers several questions, provides recipes, chat rooms, and current research on the topic.
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/
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22/25
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Children's Health Month
Celebrate Children's Health Month by learning how to keep your kids healthy and safe. Choose from the topics and tips on this Web site to see how you can discover the rewards of healthy children.
http://www.childrenshealth.gov/
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17/25
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Children's Nutrition Resource Center
The Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children, pregnant women and nursing mothers. Includes an A-Z index of nutrition information as well as FAQ's, research information and more.
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/consumer/archives/factsanswers.html
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23/25
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Commodity Supplemental Food Program
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women, other new mothers up to one year postpartum, infants, children up to age six, and elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods. This website provides fact sheets and recipes in pdf form for 29 different commodity foods.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/csfp/default.htm
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15/25
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Connecticut's Team Nutrition Program
This nutrition program has sections for school food services, kids, teachers, and parents. There is an interactive "rate your plate" portion, free nutrition education materials for Connecticut teachers, and nutrition fact sheets for eight nutrients.
http://www.team.uconn.edu/
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23/25
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Consumer Corner
This sub-site of the Food and Nutrition Information Center provides pulications and links to information on nutrition over the lifecycle including infants, early childhood, special needs kids, older kids, adults, and seniors.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/consumersite/nutrition.htm
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22/25
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FDA Kids' Homepage
A Food and Drug Administration site with information relating to children.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
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20/25
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Food and Fitness, Nutrition and Food Curriculum Guide
Provided by the Utah State Board of Education, this guide contains lesson plans on various topics including keeping the body fit, giving the body energy, regulating body functions, building the body's cells and tissues, and keeping the body from being hungry.
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri100.html
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24/25
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Food and Nutrition Fun for Children
This is a resource for parents, teachers, educators, and child care providers interested in materials that will create a food and nutrition awareness in children while teaching them the ABCs of healthy eating. Also included in this list are resources that discuss where our food comes from, how to grow your own food, and foods that come from different cultures. In addition, websites that provide similar information and that have been created specifically for children are listed.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/childlit.html
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23/25
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Food and Nutrition Information Center--Child Nutrition and Health
An USDA information center that provides information on child nutrition, food and nutrition fun for children, materials and resources, child nutrition programs, and more.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000008.html
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21/25
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Food and Nutrition Resource List for Child Care and Preschool Staff
This publication is a compilation of resources for people involved in the child care profession. It includes food and nutrition
education print materials, audiovisuals, and other resources for classroom use. Topics covered are general nutrition, food
preparation, food safety, and dietary management. Teaching materials for children and adults include: food models, games, kits,
videocassettes, and lesson plans. Books, reports, and journal articles offer ideas for training staff and volunteers.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/edu/98-child.htm
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24/25
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Food and Nutrition Resource List for Grades 7 through 12
This publication has been prepared for educators interested in food and nutrition materials, audiovisuals, and resources for
classroom use. Items listed in this publication cover topics including general nutrition, food preparation, food safety, food science, and dietary management. Teaching materials listed include: food models, games, kits, videocassettes, and lesson plans.
Textbooks and resources have ideas for training staff.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/edu/biblio.html
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16/25
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Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children
Provided by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, this page describes the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children. In a Q&A section, it describes how it is different from the previous one, and what strategies were employed.
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/KidsPyra/
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18/25
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Health Finder - Just for You
This site includes many links to credible resources. There are sections on hot topics, the news, smart choices, and a section that provides tools for searching further. Information is provided according to age group: infants, children, teens, adults, and more.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/
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15/25
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Health Links for Kids
Provided by the Texas Department of Health, this website provides several external links that cover several aspects of children and health. Includes sights that cover subjects such as healthy eating, exercising, and food safety.
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/kids/kidhlth.htm
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23/25
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Healthy School Meals Resource System
Geared towards those working in the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs, this site provides information on current research being done by the USDA on School Food programs, and offers links to resources for educators and employers. Menus/recipes, food safety, and topics A-Z are some helpful links within the main page. Approved software packages for school food services are available as well.
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/
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16/25
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How Do You Feed a Future Super Star?
This page from the Vanderbilt Medical Center features an article describing the diet of a young athlete. It focuses on nutrients which may be at risk for being deficient and suggests foods that can work well in your child's diet.
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/health/wellness/child_nutrition.html
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16/25
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Kid Source - Health/Nutrition Articles
This website is comprised of a variety of articles that are designed to help parents better understand current information on children's nutrition. Each article has been given a rating.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/health.nutrition.html
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23/25
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Kidnetic.com
With characters like Busy Buddy, a talking host who encourages kids to tap into their own “Kidnetic” energy by staying active, challenges like Scavenger Hunt and kid-friendly recipes like Brewed Monkey Brain Stew, kids have a creative way to learn how to lead healthier lives. Information is organized into four main areas: food, fitness, feelings and fun.
http://www.kidnetic.com
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15/25
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Kids Food Cyber Club
Developed by the Connecticut Association for Human Services, this website is designed to teach 3rd through 5th graders about food, nutrition, and health. Also includes parents and teachers corners.
http://www.kidfood.org/
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18/25
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Kids' Science Page, National Agricultural Library
Resources for educators, books and articles, and internet links for kids are provided on various subjects including food and nutrition, animals, the environment, general science, and plants.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids/fandn.htm
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22/25
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Kid's Sites - Activities for Children
This Kid's web site provides links about Food and Nutrition Fun, Games and Activities, Government Related Sites (e.g., Food Safety for Children), and Other Resources.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000100.html
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23/25
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KidsHealth
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources - all original and all developed by experts in the health of children and teens.
http://www.kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html
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25/25
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Knowledge Path: Child and Adolescent Nutrition
This knowledge path about child and adolescent nutrition has been compiled by the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library at Georgetown University. It offers a selection of recent, high-quality resources that analyze data, describe public health campaigns and other promotion programs, and report on research aimed at identifying promising strategies for improving nutrition and eating behaviors within families, schools, and communities.
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_childnutr.html
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23/25
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MEDLINE Plus Health Information
Provided is information on child nutrition including latest news and information from the NIH.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childnutrition.html
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23/25
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Chronic Disease Prevention
This site is maintained by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Information is provided on various health topics that relate to infants and children.
http://www.cdc.gov/health/nfantsmenu.htm
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18/25
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The NICHD conducts and supports research geared towards maintaining the health of children, adults, families and populations. This website includes a number of publications on health topics.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubskey.cfm
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18/25
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National Network for Child Care
Publications and resources on several nutrition-related topics such as meals and snacks, food safety, breastfeeding, and food-related activities are available.
http://www.nncc.org/
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24/25
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Noteworthy Creations - www.funwithfood.com
The web site is for children, parents, and educators. It provides a nutrition newsletter, activities, book and recipe ideas, and a coloring sheet and song for children about a new nutrition topic. Information about training opportunities and nutrition education resources is also available.
http://www.funwithfood.com/
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21/25
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Nutrition and Learning / Behavior
This Nutrition and Learning/Behavior web site provides links to articles and publications on various topics: Nutritional Deficiencies Affect Behavior; Wish We Knew More, But We Don't; Zinc Nutrition and Mental Performance of Children; Children's Nutrition and Learning, National Health/Education Consortium; Diet, ADHD & Behavior: A Quarter-Century Review; Nutrition and Learning Resource List; and USDA Symposium on Breakfast and Learning in Children.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000042.html
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24/25
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Nutrition and Learning Resource List for Professionals
This publication is a compilation of resources on nutrition and learning in children published between 1990-2000. It is primarily comprised of articles from peer-reviewed journals, but also includes some books and web sites. Abstracts are included when available and are adapted from either Medline or AGRICOLA.
Journals which are part of the National Agricultural Library (NAL) collection have a call number (CN). Lending and copy service information is provided at the end of this document.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/service/learnpub.html
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22/25
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Nutrition Education
This Nutrition Education web site provides links about general information, educational tools, free curriculum guidelines & lesson plans, fun for kids, reports & studies, and other resources.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000045.html
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22/25
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Nutrition Education for New Americans Project
This website offers downloadable nutrition education materials in 37 different languages. Each language set contains the Food Guide Pyramid in addition to handouts for healthy adults, pregnant women and their babies, and children. Can also be purchased for $2 per language set.
http://multiculturalhealth.org/
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23/25
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Nutrition Explorations
Developed by the National Dairy Council, this site was designed as a public service to nutrition educators, parents, and children. It provides nutrition information about choosing healthy lifestyle and includes games for kids.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/index.asp
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17/25
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Nutrition for Kids
This site provides information on how to teach nutrition to kids, materials on teaching about fruits and vegetables that can be ordered, recipe of the week, and newsletters.
http://nutritionforkids.com/
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24/25
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Nutrition standards for child-care programs - Position of ADA
This is an article that appeared in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999) that describes the American Dietetic Association position on nutrition standards for child care programs.
http://www.eatright.org/Public/GovernmentAffairs/92_adap0899.cfm
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15/25
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Powerful Girls Have Powerful Bones
Provides information to girls on getting enough calcium in their diet and other things they can do for healthy bones. Includes games and quizzes, fun facts, and "girl links".
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
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25/25
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Resource List of Current Food and Nutrition Audiovisuals
Provided are nutrition related audiovisuals, available in the National Agricultural Library (NAL) collection on an inter-library loan basis or for qualified persons (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ddsb/expand.htm) as a direct loan from NAL. Topics include General Nutrition, Nutrition through the Lifecycle (infants & children, adolescents, & seniors),
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding, Nutrition for Medical Conditions, Hispanic & Spanish Language Resources, & Resources for Childcare Providers.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/video01.html
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19/25
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Schoolhouse: Health: Nutrition Education
This web site provides child and preschool nutrition educators a lot of web sites about nutrition lesson plans and nutrition resources.
http://teacherpathfinder.org/School/Subjects/Health/nutried.html
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21/25
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Smart-Mouth.org
This website uses games to teach middle-school-aged children (and their parents and teachers) how the food environment (advertising, portion sizes, school vending choices) incluences their food choices and how to eat well. Kids can see how their favorite restaurant foods stack up, play "true or false" with a food industry spokesman, and "bite back" by asking food companies and government officials to support healthy eating.
http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/index1.html
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15/25
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Sources of Free or Low-Cost Food and Nutrition Materials
Developed by the FNIC, this website alphabetically lists sources for obtaining materials in the following sections: (1) Nutrition, medical and health organizations; (2) Food-related associations; (3) Food companies; and (4) Food service-related organizations.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/freelow.html
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18/25
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Team Nutrition
This web site provides nutrition education materials for children and parents as well as fun games for students, related links, and information on team nutrition training grants. Classroom nutrition education curriculum and activities are also available.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Default.htm
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22/25
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Team Nutrition (Educators)
This web site provides classroom nutrition education curriculum and activities for students.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Educators/index.htm
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22/25
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The Child Care Nutrition Resource System
The Child Care Nutrition Resource System provides recipes, resources and information on preparing nutritious meals and food safety.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/
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16/25
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The Florida Citrus Website
Put forth through the Florida Department of Citrus, this website provides health and nutrition information of oranges, recipes, and the Florida Citrus Land, which provides games and activities for kids.
http://www.floridajuice.com/floridacitrus/intro.html
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21/25
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The Illinois Nutrition Education & Training Program
The Illinois Nutrition Education & Training Program website provides nutrition education lesson plans, classroom activities and resources, parent newsletters, food service resources as well as on-line nutrition games for kids.
http://www.kidseatwell.org/
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19/25
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USDA - Child Nutrition
This site has information concerning many child nutrition programs such as the National School Lunch program and Afterschool Snacks. It includes FAQs such as what is needed to qualify for these programs and contacts for those interested.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/
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15/25
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USDA Fun Science Page for Kids
Designed for children ages 8 to 13, this website was produced by the Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Information Staff. Includes stories about what scientists do at the ARS and even gives ideas for science projects.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
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22/25
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WIC Works Resource System
This web site provides nutrition service tools for health and nutrition professionals. The topics include WIC-Talk (an online discussion group), WIC Sharing Center (Share your State-developed materials and search the WIC works database for resources and handouts), WIC Learning Center, WIC Reports & Studies, and WIC Topics A-Z (Conferences and events, food safety info, maternal and child health organizations, and other health-related sites).
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/
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22/25
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Zero to Three
A site dedicated to the healthy development of infants and toddlers.
http://www.zerotothree.org/
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