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Nutrition Education Library

The TUSD Food Services Department provides a Nutrition Education Library for district teachers and employees interested in reviewing or teaching nutrition education. Please review the list of books and videos available. To check out materials listed call the Nutrition Education Coordinator at 617-7037.

STORY BOOKS:

Title

Grade*

Author

American Indian Foods

Lower El

By Jay Miller

Bananas

Lower El

Jacqueline Farmer

Be Like the Animals

Lower El

American Heart Association

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food

Lower El

Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon

ELEM

Mike Thaler

Cat & Dog Make the Best, Biggest, Most Wonderful Cheese Sandwich

Lower El

Kimberlee Graves

Eating the Alphabet-Fruits and Vegetables

from A to Z

Lower El

Lois Ehlert

From Wheat to Pasta

Lower El

The Learning Source / Josh Simons

Get in Shape, Jonas

Lower El

Wolfgang D. Hoelscher

Germs on their Fingers / Germenes en tus manos

elem

Wendy Wakefield Ferin, 30 pages.

Go, Glow, Grow-Foods for You

pre-K, K

United States Dept. of Agriculture

Hold the Anchovies-A Book About Pizza

Lower El

By Shelley Rotner & Julie Pemberton Hellums

How a Seed Grows

Lower El

Helene J. Jordan

I Eat Fruit

lower el

Hannah Tofts –neat picture book

I Eat Vegetables

lowr wel

Hannah tofts- neat picture book

If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Lower El

Laura Joffee Numeroff includes Audio Tape

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Lower El

Laura Joffee Numeroff

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Lower El

Laura Joffee Numeroff

It’s a Fruit, It’s a Vegetable, It’s a Pumpkin

Lower El

Allan Fowler

Let’s Eat

Lower El

Ana Zamorano

Life and Times of an Apple

Lower El

By Charles Micucci

Milk-From Cow to Carton

Lower El

By Aliki Bertrand

Milk-From Cow to Ice Cream

Lower El

By Bertram Knight

No More Vegetables

Lower El

By Nicole Rubel

Oliver’s Fruit Salad

Lower El

Vivien French

Oliver’s Vegetables

Lower El

Vivien French

One Potato-a counting book of potato prints

Lower El

Diana Pomeroy

Prudence’s Book of Food LOST

Lower El

Alona Frankel

Rabbit Food (2 copies)

Lower El

Susanna Gretz

The Spice Alphabet Book

Lower El

Jerry Pallotta

The Tortilla Factory

Lower El

Gary Paulsen

The Victory Garden-Vegetable Alphabet Book

Lower El

Jerry Pallotta and Bob Thomson

The Wheat we Eat

Lower El

Allan Fowler

Today is Monday

Lower El

Susan Baum

Vegetable Magic

Lower El

Michele Palmer, Arline Edmonds

Vegetables, vegetables

Lower El

Fay Robinson

Vitamins and Minerals

Lower El

By Joan Kalbacken

We Love Fruit

Lower El

Fay Robinson

What’s for Lunch: Bananas

Lower El

Pam Robsom

What’s For Lunch: Bread

Lower El

Claire Llewellyn

What’s For Lunch: Corn

Lower El

Pam Robsom

What’s For Lunch: Eggs LOST

Lower El

Claire Llewellyn

What’s For Lunch: Milk

Lower El

Claire Llewellyn

What’s For Lunch: Oranges

Lower El

Claire Llewellyn

What’s For Lunch: Peanuts

Lower El

Claire Llewellyn

What’s For Lunch: Peas

Lower El

Claire Llewellyn

What’s For Lunch: Potatoes

Lower El

Claire Llewellyn

What’s for Lunch: Rice

Lower El

Pam Robsom

What Happens to a Hamburger (Digestion)

Lower El

By Paul Showers

OTHER BOOKS:

A Change of Plate

Large Flip book about low fat meats

American Heart Association Kid’s Cookbook

Teacher’s resource

American Heart Association Low Salt Cookbook

Teacher’s Resource

How to Teach Nutrition To Kids

Teacher’s Resource

Let’s Party

Teachers’ resource for kid’s theme parties

Recipes for Learning

Teacher’s Resource

365 Activities for Fitness, Food, and Fun

Teacher’s Resource

365 Foods Kids Love to Eat

Teacher’s Resource

Diet and Nutrition Activities

Teacher’s Resource

Fit Kids

Teacher’s Resource

Fuel for Young Athletes

Teacher’s Resource

Gobble up Math

Teacher’s Resource

Gobble up Science

Teacher’s Resource

Healthy Treats and Super Snacks for Kids

Teacher’s Resource

Keeping Healthy Grades 4 – 6

Teacher’s Resource

Keeping Healthy Grades k –3

Teacher’s Resource

Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook

Teacher’s Resource

Nutrition Theme Series

Teacher’s Resource

Nutrition Resource Guide

Teacher’s Resource

Nutrition Curriculum Activities Kit Levels 1 and 2

Teacher’s Resource

Setting Up for Success

Teacher’s Resource

Snacktivities

Teacher’s Resource

Terrific Topics in Food & Nutrition

Teacher’s Resource

The United States Cookbook

Teacher’s Resource

Note: The above chart is a summary only!

Please contact the Food Services Department for a detailed listing of nutrition education materials. The detailed listing includes more information on content, as well as the year made, and distributor.

*Grade Key: El, Elem = Elementary, M = Middle, H = High, A = Adult

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