Title: 5-a-Day the Color Way: Fruit and Vegetable Flashcards
Media: Flashcards
Audience: Educators, Children 1-7 yo
Pub. Date: 2004
Description: Though 5-a-Day has changed to Fruit and Veggies: More Matters, these colorful cards are too classic to become obsolete. Featuring pictures of a fruit or vegetable on the front and name and color group on the back, these are great for showing children the wide array of produce available.
Length: n/a
Number of Copies: 2
Classifications: Elementary School, Early Childhood, Nutrition Education, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: Produce for Better Health Foundation

2 Copies

Title: A Harvest of Color
Media: Book
Target Audience: 5-12 y/o
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: This book discusses growing a vegetable garden. It identifies the basic steps in preparing the soil, planting, and growing carrots, radishes, potatoes, zucchini, and beans. Included is a recipe for vegetable salad.
Time/length: 25 pages
Number of Copies: 2
Classifications: Nutr. Ed., Elementary School, Middle School, Book, Food Preparation and Presentation
Source: Ragged Bear

2 Copies

Title: A Trip to the Farm
Media: Video Tape with Discussion Guide
Audience: Children 5-9 y/o, Educators
Pub. Date: 1987
Description: This fun kid's video details a day at a dairy farm from breakfast to milking. The use of a milking machine will have your kids entranced with amazement! Narrated by a young boy, complete with a folk inspired soundtrack, the movement of milk from cow to grocer is shown. Baling hay, feeding the chickens, collecting eggs, and feeding the hogs are a few other attractions. Great video to show kids the dynamics of a small dairy farm.
Length: 14 minutes
Number of Copies: 5
Classifications: Other, Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Early Childhood
Source: American Educational Products, Inc.

5 Copies

Title: Alexander and the Great Food Fight
Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschool - Grade 6
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: In Alexander and the Great Food Fight, Alexander's afternoon snacking choice becomes a heated argument between some feisty fruit about which is the best for Alexander's young, growing body. Children will love the many colorful characters, which include grumpy Mrs. Grape Cluster, the bossy Mr. Pineapple, and the very argumentative Mr. Orange. This delightful story, with its many bright and engaging illustrations, helps to make learning about good nutrition fun.
Time/length: 39 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Book, Cookbook, Early Childhood, Elementary, Food Analysis, Food Preparation and Presentation, Nutrition Education
Source: Heart to Heart Publishing

1 Copy

Title: Alexander and the Great Vegetable Feud
Media: Book
Target Audience: 7-13 years old
Pub. Date: 2004
Description: This book is about a boy who doesn't like vegetables, but finds himself in a conversation with a broccoli, a carrot, a cauliflower, an onion, a tomato, and a bell pepper. They argue about who is better for the body, and discuss the health benefits of each vegetable and the body's use of vitamins and minerals. A recipe for a veggie pasta salad is provided at the end.
Time/length: 39 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Ed., Elementary School, Middle School, Food Preparation and Presentation, Book

1 Copy

Title: American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide-2nd Edition
Media: Book, hardcover
Audience: Adult Consumers
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: "Old Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines Disclaimer" The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid) and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are used in this book. Make sure to note the newer versions and their improvements when using as a resource.

"Straight from the horses mouth" so the saying goes. That's exactly what you'll find in this second iteration of the ADA's Complete Food and Nutrition Guide; nutrition information from the professionals that know it best. Everything you've wanted to know about food and nutrition is covered from fad diets to dietary fiber. Every stage of life is addressed and many helpful tips are given to make eating healthy easier. Go ahead, sit down and take a peek, the wealth of information inside these pages is invaluable to you and your family's health.
Length: 658 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Adult, Food Analysis, Culture and Nutrition, Special Diets, Book
Source: American Dietetic Association

1 Copy

Title: American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids
Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschool-Grade 6, Adults, Educators
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: Written with the full support of the American Dietetic Association, the American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids arms you with practical skills to make sure your kids are eating right even when they're not under your roof. Jodie Shield and Mary Catherine Mullen are mothers, as well as registered dietitians with more than twenty years of professional experience in childhood nutrition. Their five-star system offers hands-on advice on how to turn eating dilemmas into fun, nutritionally educational opportunities. Whether your child is a breakfast skipper, an unreasonable eater, a lunch trader, or even a snack-a-holic, you'll find fast, real-life solutions for transforming eating habits, including:
Banishing brown bag boredom; Secrets of successful family meals; Smart snacks for hungry kids; The top nutrition mistakes parents make; Fueling your grade-schooler for fitness; The principles of menu planning;
Breakfast basics for busy families; Teaching smart nutrition to your young athlete; Developing a gold-star feeding relationship with your child.
Time/length: 228 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, Adult, Children's Activities and Projects, Food Preparation and Presentation, Menu Planning and Production, Nutrition Education, Book
Source: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Apple Fractions
Media: Book
Target Audience: 5-8 y/o
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: Describes a variety of apples, and uses them to introduce fractions.
Time/length: 30 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Elementary School, Book, Nutrition Education

1 Copy

Title: Arianna's Nutrition Expedition
Media: CD-ROM with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Educators, Grades 3-7
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: Arianna's Nutrition Expedition is a fun and informative way to teach nutrition to your students. This resource contains a teacher's CD with digital resources (images, blackline master copies, etc.), a student CD with four fun flash media games, a teacher's copy of the student CD, overhead transparencies, a colorful poster, and 17 full color lessons with fun activities that utilize the CD. This is truly nutrition education for the new generation!
Length: 17 full color lessons
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, CD-ROM with Leader's Manual/Materials, Elementary School, Middle School
Source: National Dairy Council

1 Copy

Title: Bill Nye the Science Guy: Nutrition
Media: Video with Leader's Discussion Guide on inside cover
Audience: Grades 4-8, Educators
Pub. Date: 1996
Description: *Old Food Guide Pyramid Disclaimer*The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid.gov) is mentioned briefly in this video. Make sure to note the newer version and its improvements when using as a resource.

Your are what you eat! That's right...everything from your eyeballs to your elbows is made of food! Bill Nye tells us what kinds of nutrients are in each bit of grub and what foods are best for healthy bodies. Fun experiments showing the use of a bomb calorimeter and extracting fiber from breakfast cereal are done. The "way cool scientist" of this episode is a food scientist who does nutrient analysis. Complementary proteins, fiber, minerals, carbohydrates, vitamins, and fat are described in a very basic fashion suitable for an introduction to nutrition. Discussion guide is included on inside cover of video tape case.
Length: 23 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Middle School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: Disney Educationals

1 Copy