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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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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. It includes a listing of state contacts.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/cacfp/aboutcacfp.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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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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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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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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23/25
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Food and Nutrition Information Center
An USDA information center that covers a wide range of topics including child nutrition, food safety, the WIC program, dietary supplements, food composition, dietary guidelines, the food guide pyramid, and more.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
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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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22/25
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Food and Nutrition Resource List for Grades Preschool through 6
This publication has been prepared for educators interested in printed food and nutrition materials, audiovisuals, and other
resources for classroom use. Items listed cover topics including foods, food safety, food science, food service management,
basic nutrition, dietary management, and nutrition education. Teaching materials listed include: food models, games, kits,
videocassettes, and lesson plans. Textbooks and other resources offer ideas for training staff.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/edu/preschool.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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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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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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23/25
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Chronic Disease Prevention
This site, maintained by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), provides information on the health of young people including CDC goals, state activities, and related information.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_healthyyouth/index.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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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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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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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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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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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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