Links
Categories
Healthy School Environment
School Food Service
Teachers
Students
Healthy School Environment
Safe Routes to School (www.saferoutesmichigan.org). This site provides information on safe routes to school, including a newly developed toolkit.
School Food Service
American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org)
Includes "tip of the day" and nutrition resources.
American School Food Service Association
(www.asfsa.org/)
The national professional association's home page.
American School Health Association (www.ashaweb.org/)
Includes publications and membership information. A site that includes sections
on: 1) School Menus; 2) Nutrition Information; 3) Tips for Healthy Meals at
Home.
Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) (www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/index.asp)
General information regarding product recalls and archives of recalls provided
by USDA.
Healthy School
Meals Food Safety (schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/index.html)
Food safety information provided by USDA.
Healthy School Meals Resource
System (schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/)
USDA Team Nutrition site includes "Healthy School Meals Training Materials
Database".
Michigan Department of Agriculture
(www.michigan.gov/mda)
Includes up-to-date information on products being recalled, including the
"use by" dates affected.
Michigan
Department of Education's Food Scoop Newsletter (www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6525_6530_6569-19614--,00.html)
Michigan school foodservice monthly newsletter.
Michigan School Food Service Association (www.msfsa.org/)
Includes a calendar of events and training information.
Michigan State University Food Safety Page
(www.foodsafe.msu.edu)
Information provided by Michigan State University
National Food Service Management
Institute (www.olemiss.edu/depts/nfsmi/)
Information on educational materials available from the institute and upcoming
training opportunities.
Nutrition.gov
(www.nutrition.gov)
This site is a comprehensive source of accurate and reliable information on
nutrition and dietary guidance from multiple government agencies. Links from
this site include the Food Guide Pyramid, The Dietary Guidelines for Americans,
dietary supplements, fitness, and how to keep food safe.
United States Department of Agriculture
(www.usda.gov/)
Contains sections on food, food safety, nutrition, and school meal programs.
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
(www.fns.usda.gov/fns/)
Information about and resources for Team Nutrition.
Teachers
CDC "Kids Walk-to-School"
(www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm)
A guide to promote walking to school.
Food, Nutrition and Health Events Calendar (www.foodandhealth.com/calendar/)
Food and Nutrition
Information Centers (www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/educators.html)
Resources for teachers from the FNIC.
Nutrition.gov (www.nutrition.gov)
Your Guide to Nutrition and Health Information on Government Websites
Nutrition for Kids (www.nutritionforkids.com)
Pyramids Between the Pages
(www.pbp.fcs.msue.msu.edu)
The Pyramids Between the Pages Mini-pack is a take-and-teach curriculum that
links the development of beginning literacy skills with nutrition and physical
activity education and promotion. The curriculum is designed for use with
children in grades K-3,in school, in an out-of-school setting, or in a community-based
program.
Students
Dole 5 A Day (www.dole5aday.com/)
Explore the wide world of fruits and vegetables. Kids can play produce games,
meet cartoon fruit and veggie characters, and learn all about the tasty benefits
of 5 A Day. Teachers can preview 5 A Day resources, and find out how to order
cookbooks and CD-ROM games.
FDA Kids' Home Page (www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/)
Designed with children 9-12 in mind, includes an interactive human skeleton
and medicine cabinet word search and a food safety quiz.
Kidnetic (www.kidnetic.com)
Kidnetic.com was uniquely created for kids (ages 9–12) and parents.
Kidnetic.com provides parents with information about healthy living and kids
with peer-tested activities to learn more about healthy eating and staying
active.
Kids Health (www.kidshealth.org/kid/)
Investigate the Food Guide Pyramid and food labels, as well as the latest
facts about eating disorders and sports nutrition on this very cool site.
Contains tons of information about kids' health issues, several interactive
games, a medical word list, and other tasty treats.
Milk: Where's Your Mustache? (www.whymilk.com/)
At this cool commercial site, you will find: milk mustaches on lots of famous
faces; interactive Club Milk; contests, games and prizes; a personal trainer
for nutrition and fitness advice; tons of tasty milk-based recipes; and a
milk mustache screen saver that you can download into your computer.
Nutrition Cafe (www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/)
Where Nutrition Information is Fun - Play fast-paced nutrition games from
the Pacific Science Center and Washington State Dairy Council. Your students
can try their skill at Nutrition Sleuth, Grab a Grape, and Have-a-Bite. You
can also link to the Dairy Council's site filled with nutrition information
and a catalog of educational materials.
Powerful Bones
(www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/index2.html)
Lots of cool information on this site about how to be a powerful girl and
take good care of your bones.
Verb Now (www.verbnow.com)
Articles, features and interactive activities regarding children's health.