Harvest of the Month - Growing Healthy Students
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Resources


There are a wide variety of resources available to complement Harvest of he Month and the monthly elements. Here are links to many of the resources used in the development of Harvest of the Month.

Agriculture

Government Agencies

Associations and Foundations

Physical Activity

School Gardens

Nutrition Background Information

The USDA released the new food guidance system “Steps to a Healthier You” in January 2005. MyPyramid, which replaces the previous Food Guide Pyramid, is part of an overall food guidance system that emphasizes the need for a more individualized approach to improving diet and lifestyle. MyPyramid incorporates recommendations from the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Note: To ease children’s understanding of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, some information in this tool kit has been simplified. The USDA recommends that 1 cup of lettuce count as only 1/2 cup of vegetables and that 1/4 cup of dried fruit count as 1/2 cup of fruit. In addition, the USDA’s MyPyramid Web site provides specific examples of the cup measurements of various whole fruits and vegetables. For simplification, the tool kit elements do not provide this level of detail and make the more general recommendations as used in the Menu Slicks.

For more information, please visit:
www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document
www.MyPyramid.gov

 

  

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