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An August Game - A Farm Alphabet (1997)
Jana Paulson / Berry Books Ltd.
Through Strawberry's (a scarecrow) wisdom, grace, charity and kindness, all the farm and country characters in the small world around Berryfield Farm learn of the magnitude and magnificence of agricutlture. Her teachings are simple, yet they reveal the vast complexity found on the average farm. This book is a Farm Alphabet Story. Full color, small lively story book. Part of a full series of Berry Books owned by the NIRC.
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Beginning Health & Nutrition Curriculum & Resource Kit (Grades K-2) (1998)
World Class Learning Materials
This curriculum is actually a set of learning activities including detailed lesson plans and reproducible art focusing on nutrition and health. Designed for small groups of children (4 - 8 )K - 2nd grade but can be adapted for larger groups. Each activity includes an objective, list of materials, description and extension activities. Most activities take 15 - 20 min. Addresses the Food Pyramid, Food Preparation, Meal Planning, Personal Cleanliness, Exercise & Rest, and Preventing Illness.
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Berry Country 1 Coloring Book (1997)
Berry Books Ltd.
Through Strawberry's (a scarecrow) wisdom, grace, charity and kindness, all the farm and country characters in the small world around Berryfield Farm learn of the magnitude and magnificence of agricutlture. Her teachings are simple, yet they reveal the vast complexity found on the average farm. This is a coloring book. Part of a full series of Berry Books owned by the NIRC.
Children's Book
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Change is Good....Especially at the Checkout Counter! Tips for saving money on food (Brochure) (2000)
University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
Full color brochure containing tips for saving money on food. It addresses low cost grains, vegetables, fruits, meats and dairy foods. Discusses meal planning and provides one recipe for lentil vegetable soup.
Brochure
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Chef's Handbook: Low-Fat Quantity Food Preparation (1993)
The American Dietetic Association
This handbook was developed by the Food Professionals Working Group of Project LEAN (Low-fat Eating for America Now) for use and quick reference by chefs and cooks. It addresses nutrition concepts, menu planning, recipe modifications, purchasing, kitchen techniques, and marketing.
Booklet
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Cooking Up The Pyramid: An Early Childhood Nutrition Curriculum (1993)
Katherine M. Brieger, MA, RD, CDE
Designed for teachers of preschool and early elementary age children (3 - 8 years). Specifically considers the needs of children from migrant farmworker families and other children in poverty. Overall, curriculum addresses obesity, growth retardation, hunger, iron deficiency anemia and dental disease. Background information, objectives, activities, recipes, material needed, handouts and bi-lingual parent newsletter (10 total) is provided for each unit.
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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) English Handouts (1994)
University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University, Washington State University and Purdue University by Barbara Willenberg, Karla Hughes, Sharon Gann and Karen Elliott
Black and White, copy ready, English handouts designed for use with the curriculum entitles "EFNEP Lessons". Curriculum designed for use by nutrition educators with low income resource stressed audiences. See EFNEP Lessons available from the NIRC for further description of curriculum.
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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Lessons (1993)
Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Curriculum designed for use by nutrition educators with low income or resource stressed audiences. Includes lessons on the food guide pyramid and each of its groups, shopping, meal planning, food choices, food safety, and meal time/family time.
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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Lessons (1994)
University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University, Washington State University and Purdue University by Barbara Willenberg, Karla Hughes, Sharon Gann and Karen Elliott
Curriculum designed for use by nutrition educators with low income or resource stressed audiences. Twenty-one lessons introducing the EFNEP program and addressing cooking skills, food choices, meal planning, resource management, food safety, the Food Guide Pyramid, low fat cooking, prenatal nutrition, infant and child nutrition, gardening basics, and food preservation. Similar, if not identical to, the Eating Right is Basic 2 curriculum currently in use with Pennsylvania EFNEP.
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Food Guide Pyramid: A Guide for Preschoolers' Daily Food Choices (1996)
Kansas State University, Cooperative Extension Service
This is a small poster that shows each level of the food guide pyramid. It gives examples of foods in each group and indicates a child-size serving for each.
Display
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Northeast Regional Food Guide Brochure Packet (1997)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
This package of 8 brochures highlights the foods that are produced and processed in the Northeast. All brochures are designed to encourage the use of seasonal regional foods. Includes a Northeast Region Food Guide Pyramid, description of the seasonal availability of foods in the Northeast region, a quiz to access "seasonal eating", tips for becoming a seasonal eater, and a resource guide.
Brochure
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Nutrition Education in Action: The Food Guide Pyramid (1997)
New Mexico State University, College of Agriculture & Home Economics
This 34-minute video is one of eighteen in the Nutrition Education in Action series. The video is designed to help nutrition educators teach about the Food Guide Pyramid in a hands-on, learner-centered manner. Michigan State's "Eating Right is Basic" flip chart of the same name is discussed page by page.
Video
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Nutrition Education in Action: The Protein Group (1997)
New Mexico State University, College of Agriculture & Home Economics
This 45-minute video is one of eighteen in the Nutrition Education in Action series. The video is designed to help nutrition educators teach about the protein food group in a hands-on, learner-centered manner. Michigan State's "Eating Right is Basic" flip chart of the same name is discussed page by page.
Video
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Spanish Language Nutrition Program (1994)
Adapted for Missouri Use from University of Wisconsin, Michigan State Universtisy, Washington State University and Purdue University
Black and White, copy ready, Spanish handouts designed for use with the curriculum entitled "EFNEP Lessons". Curriculum designed for use by nutrition educators with low income resource stressed audiences. See EFNEP Lessons available from the NIRC for further description of curriculum.
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Strawberry Plays It Safe (1999)
Soni Ware / Berry Books Ltd.
Through Strawberry's (a scarecrow) wisdom, grace, charity and kindness, all the characters in the small world around Berryfield Farm learn of the magnitude and magnificence of agricutlture. Her teachings are simple, yet they reveal the vast complexity found on the average farm. This book focuses on farm safety and includes many new characters. Full color, small lively story book. Part of a full series of Berry Books owned by the NIRC.
Children's Book
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