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Incredible
Edible Egg
http://www.aeb.org/
At this fun and organized site, egg lovers will find egg
recipes, answers to frequently asked questions, egg facts,
egg nutrition information, and egg industry information.
Contains the following sections: Eggcyclopedia, Kids
and Family, Teachers, Egg Safety, Egg Recipes, Basic Egg Facts
Nutrition
for Kids
http://nutritionforkids.com/
For news, articles, tips, recipes and more, be sure to check
out Nutrition for Kids. 24 Carrot Press publisher
of teaching kits, books, and other resources sponsors the
site, but they also have Feeding Kids Newsletter and
lots of useful tips for free.
Break FAST
& Jump To It!
http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/activities/breakfast.htm
Play a fun jump rope game by making smart
decisions for breakfast!
Research Briefs
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/fnrb/fnrbo802.htm
Would you like to know the potential of zinc
antioxidant or the benefits of high-carb meals or why it’s
important for teenagers to eat breakfast? The articles
presented at this site are gathered from research centers
around the nation.
USDA
for Kids
U.S.
Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/
A new site filled with various activities, lots of information
and fun activities! Go to the Farmer’s market, print
out a Food Guide Pyramid graphic, color in the George Washington
Carver coloring book, play interactive games with Zip-the
Bee, review the history of agriculture, conduct science experiments
at the Kids’ Science Page, meet the beagle brigade, see what
kind of tips Woodsy the Owl has for you and keep updated with
your Team Nutrition activities – all this and more!
Kids
World – Plant Nutrition
http://www.ncagr.com/cyber/kidswrld/plant/
Visit Kids World and you’ll learn all about soil testing,
plant nutrients, lawn and garden tips, and agriculture while
you play puzzle games and color.
How to Get Your Kids to Love Vegetables
http://www.ivillage.com/food/experts/com/articles
Take
the kids to the market with you, and ask them to pick out the
vegetables!
New FDA Food Label Interactive Quiz
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/flquiz1.html
FDA’s
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary
Supplements (ONPLDS) would like you to try this new food
labeling educational tool – an interactive, five questions
Food Label Quiz.
The
quiz is designed to be fun and easy to navigate, yet even the
most experienced food label users should find it challenging.
The main purpose of the quiz is to provide an
entertaining way for consumers to learn how to sue the food
label for healthy eating or to enhance their current label-use
skills. The quiz
focus on:
- how to compare what one actually eats to the servings
on the label
- how to determine when a serving is high or low in a
nutrient
- how to make dietary trade-offs using the % Daily Value.
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