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 | Eat Smart. Play Hard. for Kids
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Web page which connects kids to healthy eating and physical activity interactive learning and skill-building experiences within a virtual community setting. Includes songs, experiments, activity sheets, comics, clipart, worksheets, games, posters, e-cards, recipes, and more. |
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 | Making the Family Connection
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
This recipe book serves as a guide to help children and families make food choices for a healthy diet and to help answer parent questions about food and health. The recipes are organized by season and nutrients per serving are provided for each recipe. Also included in the book are learning activities on the food groups, ideas for special events and food related information pieces, and shopping tips. |
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| Healthy Kids. Healthy Families.
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. VERB Program.
Discusses the benefits of physical activity and suggests enjoyable activities for the whole family. Also available in Spanish (PDF|880 KB). |
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 | Energize Yourself and Your Family
DHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Information Network.
Includes sections on making healthy meals, food labels and moving more as a family. Also in PDF |796 KB. |
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 | 2009 Keep the Beat Calendar
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Achieve heart health goals easier than ever in 2009 with the vivid Keep the Beat wall calendar. Discover fun healthy living tips and track heart disease risks with ease. The updated edition features creative ideas and simple tools each month. Check the daily “active today” boxes to follow physical activity goals and find easy-to-use charts to keep tabs on blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, and body mass index (BMI). |
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| An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide To Heart Health (Más Vale Prevenir: Que Lamentar)
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
This colorful cartoon-style storybook shows how the Ramirez family makes healthy lifestyle changes. Features 5 brief stories on how to prevent heart disease with an emphasis on cholesterol, high blood pressure, exercise, weight control, and smoking. Each story includes a workbook segment where readers pledge to improve their heart health and can chart their progress. |
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 | Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Designed for parents and caregivers with information to help you eat better, be more physically active and be a role model for your kids. |
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