Title: 365 Activities for Fitness, Food, and Fun for the Whole Family
Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschool - Grade 6 % 26 Adults, Educators
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: 365 Activities for Fitness, Food, and Fun for the Whole Family features activities that will hoist young spuds off the couch and get them participating in games, exercises, and healthy recipes they will love. Best of all, the activities are designed to be fun for the whole family, strengthening family bonds, as well as improving everyone's health.
Time/length: 383 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, Adult, Children's Activities and Projects, Cookbook, Food Preparation and Presentation, Menu Planning and Production, Nutrition Education, Book
Source: Contemporary Books

1 Copy

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 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: Germs
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Grades 6-8
Pub. Date: 1998
Description: In this episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy, germs are discussed at length. The video reinforces the importance of hand washing and also discusses food preservatives and how microorganisms are spread. The featured "way cool scientist" is a health inspector who's job is to monitor food safety in restaurants. HIV and AIDS are touched on and interesting activites are given in the video and accompanying discussion guide (inside cover of video case).
Length: 26 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Other, Elementary School, Middle School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: Disney Educational Productions

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

Title: Body Talk 2
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Educator's, Ages 8-11
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: This video focuses on age-specific body esteem issues, including puberty, dieting, teasing, and trying to fit in. Children from diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes talk about their changing bodies and building their self-esteem. Facilitator's guide included.
Length: 20 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Culture and Nutrition, Other, Middle School, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: The Body Positive

1 Copy

Title: Body Talk 3
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: 6-9 y/o Elementary School Children, Educators
Pub. Date: 2004
Description: This video teaches children that health can come at any size; to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full; and to move because it feels good. Children of diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes talk about being teased because of how they look; solutions for those situations; why eating healthy is beneficial and why exercise is fun. Facilitator's guide included.
Length: 20 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Other, Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: The Body Positive

1 Copy

Title:Breakfast Clubbies: Video and Activity Kit
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Activity Guide, and 5 Plush Toys
Audience: 3-7 y/o Children, Educator's, and Day Care Providers
Pub. Date: 1991
Description:Special guest Cathy Rigby promotes a fun, musical and educational tool to expose young children to healthy eating habits. This activity kit consists of four short videos, each approximately 6-11 minutes in length. This series of episodes focuses on the importance of eating breakfast,the importance of exercise, ways to make breakfast and different kinds of breakfast around the world. The videos consist of four children, five animate food characters, two adults and Cathy Rigby in a community center setting. The kit is appropriate for children ages 3-7. Children are exposed to postitive attitudes about health, basic skills (language, math, social) and other cultures. A Teacher's Guide including 40 fun activities accompanies the videos. Also, 5 plush toys of the "food groupies" are available to make the activities tangible.
Length: 4 - 6-11 minute videos, 57 page teacher's activity guide
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary School, Nutrition Education, Children's Activities and Projects, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: Food Groupie, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Child of Mine, Feeding with Love and Good Sense
Media: Book
Target Audience: Adults, Educators
Pub. Date: 2000
Description: In this completely revised edition, Ellyn Satter is as warm, friendly, and entertaining as ever as she offers even more information and guidance about nutrition, feeding, child development, and parenting. She illustrates her advice with stories drawn from her extensive experience and supports it with solid research. Satter sorts through the extremes and offers parents a practical, common-sense guide to building a loving relationship with their children when it comes to food. Child of Mine emphasizes the joy, celebration, playfulness, and learning that can be found with eating and food. Ellyn Satter's expertise and her engaging and supportive style have made Child of Mine a must for parenting bookshelves and an essential reference for nutritionists, educators, and mental health professionals.
Time/length: 535 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Special Diets, Early Childhood, Elementary, Culture and Nutrition, Food Analysis, Food Preparation and Presentation, Menu Planning and Production, Nutrition Education, Book, Adult
Source: Bull Publishing Co.

1 Copy

Title: Color Your Plate: Fruit and Vegetables
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Educators, 7-11 y/o Children
Pub. Date: 2003
Description: A wonderful, magical trip through a rainbow of delicious nutritional concepts with fruits and vegetables! Prim, proper, British, and magical substitute teacher, Ms. Clemmons, introduces five elementary students to five color groups of fruits and vegetables. As their junk food is transformed into beautiful fruits and vegetables, they too are "magically" transformed into their successful future selves--an athlete, a scientist, a chef, an artist, and a detective. Includes a teacher's guide and video worksheet for photocopying.
Length: 16 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials, Food Preparation and Presentation
Source: Learning Zone Express

1 Copy

Title: Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk!
Media: Book, paperback
Audience: Elementary school, 8-12 yo
Pub. Date: 2000
Description: Great general nutrition book for higher elementary school grades, most suited to 4th-5th. Colorful pictures are intermingled with basic nutrition concepts such as food groups, food composition, digestion, food and culture, moderation, food safety, body composition and weight, and food safety on an elementary level. Fun activities are included throughout. An example is testing for fat content by using strips of a brown grocery sack held up to a light. Vocabulary words are in bold throughout and featured in a glossary at the end of the book. An index and guide to food and nutrition resources/organizations (ie. the ADA) are also in the back of the book. The book briefly mentions the older food guide pyramid but emphasizes qualities retained in the newest, MyPyramid, version. In summary, this is a perfect nutrition primer for elementary students.
Length: 48 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Book, Nutrition Education, Elementary school
Source: My Health

1 Copy

Title: Eat, Play, and Be Healthy
Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschool-Grade 3, Adults, Educators
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: Parents are often bombarded with new information on children's nutrition, and as a result, the most important dietary considerations often get lost in the mix. Drawing on his forty years of clinical research, as well as the latest scientific findings, Dr. Walkers helps guide parents on healthy eating through the various stages of their children's lives, from infants to eight-year-olds.
Time/length: 254 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary, Adult, Food Analysis, Food Preparation and Presentation, Nutrition Education, Book
Source: McGraw-Hill

1 Copy

Title: Farmer's Market
Media: Book
Target Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 6
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: Where can you buy the freshest fruit, vegetables, and flowers from the people who grow them? Head to the Farmer's Market! The authors present a colorful, behind-the-scenes look at two families who run stalls at a Midwestern farmer's market. By following the families home to their farms and greenhouses, you'll see how everyone works together to grow the foods and flowers that fill the market throughout the spring, summer, and early fall.
Time/length: 48 pages
Number of Copies: 2
Classifications: Book, Culture and Nutrition, Early Childhood, Elementary, Food Preparation and Presentation, Nutrition Education
Source: Carolrhoda Books, Inc. /Minneapolis

2 Copies

Title: Feeding for the Future-Exceptional Nutrition in the I.E.P.
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Teachers, Childcare Providers, Parents
Pub. Date: 1995
Description: *Old Food Guide Pyramid Disclaimer*The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid) and Dietary Guidelines for Americans are used in this resource. Make sure to note the newer versions of these government guides and their improvements when using.

A guide to self-feeding for teachers, parents, and caregivers of children with special needs. Includes a VHS videotape and a teachers guide with handouts. The program is divided into five series. The first is about the Individual Education Plan (IEP) related to nutrition goals. The second helps explain the steps to self feeding. The third is about meal time being a learnnig time. The fourth is about food safety and sanitation. The fifth confronts special problems such as diarrhea, weight loss or gain, and food allergies. This is a comprehensive guide to assist caregivers of children with special needs at mealtime.
Length: 19 minute video, 33 page manual with handouts
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Other, Elementary School, Middle School, Secondary School, Menu Planning and Production
Source: The State of Florida's Nutrition Education and Training

1 Copy

Title: Food Allergy Field Guide - A Lifestyle Manual for Families
Media: Book, paperback
Audience: Educators, Parents of Children with Food Allergies, Teenagers, 13+ y/o
Pub. Date: 2000
Description: *Old Food Guide Pyramid Disclaimer*The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid) is used in this book. Make sure to note the newer version and its improvements when using as a resource.
"Eat different without seeming different." As a parent of a child with a food allergy, helping them to fit in with their peers can be hard, especially when it comes to food. Childhood is full of all kinds of food "rights of passage," ice cream, pizza, not to mention the trials of the school cafeteria. The Food Allergy Field Guide provides information about most of the major food allergies afflicting people in the United States-including wheat, eggs, peanuts, corn, soy, dairy, and tree nuts. The ages cover range from toddlers through middle and high school aged children. Case studies illustrate the point at hand and are interspersed between pleasant to read narrative. Celiac disease is discussed as is the difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy. The controversial, possible role of casein and gluten in autism is presented as well. The second half of the book has recommendations for substitutions of different ingredients in favorite recipes and many recipes developed for specific food allergies. Finally, a series of convenient fact sheets on corn, egg, soy, wheat, dairy, and peanut allergies is included in the back along with numerous resources for coping with food allergies.
Length: 279
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Elementary, Secondary, Middle School, Early Childhood, Special Diets, Nutrition Education, Food Preparation and Presentation, Food Analysis, Book, Culture and Nutrition, Menu Planning and Production, Cookbook
Source: Savory Palate, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Food and Nutrition Inquiry Activities
Media: Paperback Book of Activities with Overhead Transparencies
Audience: Educators, Grades 6-Adult
Pub. Date: 2006
Description: This wonderful resource is repleat with activities that illustrate basic food and nutrition concepts. Topics covered are MyPyramid, nutrients, portion control, food safety, and food labeling. Suggested activities are presented with instructions for their use in a classroom. Student worksheets for each content area are included, as is the teacher's key. Finally, all necessary transparencies are included for use and duplication. Perfect for any health curriculum that covers nutrition.
Length: 44 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Nutrition Education, Classroom Curriculum, Book, Adult, Elementary School, Secondary School, Middle School, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: J&B Products Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Food for Fifty-Eleventh Edition
Media: Book, hardcover
Audience: Adult, Food Service Workers, Food Service Management, Dietitians, grades 12+
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: The classic quantity food production resource comes around for an 11th edition. Filled with over 600 pages of recipes for quantity food production and bright, full color photographs, Food for Fifty the 11th Edition is as pleasing to the eye as its contents will be to your customers. Not only does Food for Fifty have recipes, it is full of other useful information, including measurement conversions, how to adjust recipes, discussions of different food service styles, menu planning procedures, college, elementary, secondary, and hospital foodservice, and how to prepare special meals such as banquets. A full set of appendices address evaluating food quality, religious food customs, the use of herbs and spices, potentially hazardous foods, and suggested menu items. A glossary of cooking terms and index that covers every recipe round out the 11th edition.
Length: 766
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Food Service Management, Food Preparation and Presentation, Menu Planning and Production, Purchasing, Food Safety and Sanitation, Food Service Equipment, Elementary, Secondary, Middle School, Special Diets, Nutrition Education, Training Resource, Cookbook
Source: Prentice Hall

1 Copy

Title: Mid Linc: Unit 3- Food-Environment Connection
Media: Manual, Classroom Curriculum
Audience: Educators, Grades 6-8
Pub. Date: 1995
Description: *Old Food Guide Pyramid Disclaimer*The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid) is used in this resource. Make sure to note the newer version and its improvements when using.
Mid Linc/Middle Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum 3 units. Mid Linc is designed to integrate core and allied subjects for more meaningful learning; emphasize hands-on, experential learning within a thematic context; foster critical thinking skills, and higher-order thinking; and focus on critical nutrition concerns of pre-adolescents within the context of everyday, real-life personal and societal issues. In unit 3, topics covered are evolution of food packaging, plastics and food, food banks, are you a contaminator?, bacterial, landfills, recycling and you, and throw aways don't go away.
Length: 7, 7-50 page lessons
Number of Copies: 1
Classfications: Nutrition Education, Middle School, Elementary School, Food Safety and Sanitation, Classroom Curriculum, Manual
Source: Penn Sate Nutrition Center

1 Copy

Title: Gobble Up Math
Media: Book, paperback
Target Audience: Grades K-3
Length:136
Pub. Date: 1994
Description:A fun way to do math with food! Gobble Up Math is an activity book suitable for early primary grades that uses food as a tool to learn mathematical concepts such as fractions, geometry, patterns, sets, measurements, and number operations. Recipes are included for things like edible play dough. The old food guide pyramid is used in some activities, but the concept of food groups is the primary use of the pyramid. This aspect has been retained in the new MyPyramid system, so the book is still perfectly relevant to today's children. A bibliography of other interactive math books is given at the end of the book as well.
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Book, Elementary School, Nutrition Education, Food Analysis, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: Creative Teaching Press, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Gobble Up Science
Media: Book, paperback
Audience: Grades 1-4
Pub. Date: 1996
Description:Using the wonderful science of food, Gobble Up Science features activities designed to reinforce scientific principles through edible activity. The science of water, the 5 senses, crystals, reactions, digestion, color, mixtures, and more are explored. Examples of activities include "Milk-Magic" and "Egg-citing Dyes." Numerous recipes are included, each pertaining to the activity at hand. The old food guide pyramid is used in some activities, but the concept of food groups is the primary use of the pyramid. This aspect has been retained in the new MyPyramid system, so the book is still relevant to today's children. Gobble Up Science is a tasty and fun way to learn about the world around us through food science.
Length:136
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Book, elementary school, nutrition education, food preparation and presentation, food analysis
Source: Creative Teaching Press, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Goofy Hygiene Game
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Children 3-7 y/o
Pub. Date: 1998
Description:Using clips from classic Disney cartoons in conjunction with the Hygiene Game, Goofy entertains while he reinforces clean habits such as bathing, grooming, dental care, clean clothes and blowing your nose. Includes discussion guide on inside cover.
Length: 12 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: Disney Educationals

1 Copy

Developed by the National Gardening Association and written and field-tested by educators, this complete curriculum uses fun, illustrated activities to explore plant life cycles, examine plant diversity, and investigate the interdependence of plants, humans, and other living and nonliving things. K-8

1 Copy

Title: Growing Colors
Media: Book
Target Audience: Toddler to Preschool
Pub. Date: 1988
Description: From green peas to red raspberries, from vegetables that grow in the ground to fruits that grow above the ground, a magnificent garden of color and growth awaits.
Time/length: 32 pages
Number of Copies: 3
Classifications: Book, Early Childhood, Nutrition Education, Elementary school
Source: HarperCollins Publisher

1 Copy

Learning science through the study of our fascinating food production system. Students learn about cycles in nature, flow of energy, and food systems while engaging in hands-on investigations of photosynthesis, food webs, agriculture, and more. Includes teacher lesson plans, background information, teaching tips, and tools for assessment; student activity sheets and readings; and a matrix mapping the book to National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Grades 4-6

1 Copy

Title: Mid Linc: Unit 2- Growing to the Max
Media: Classroom Curriculum, Leader's Manual
Audience: 6-8th Grades, Educators
Pub. Date: 1995
Description: Mid Linc/Middle Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum 3 units. Mid Linc is designed to integrate core and allied subjects for more meaningful learning; emphasize hands-on, experential learning within a thematic context; foster critical thinking skills and higher-order thinking; and focus on critical nutrition concerns of pre-adolescents within the context of everyday, real-life personal and societal issues. In unit 2, topics covered are food shortages and restrictions, the breakfast cereal experiment, keep on snackin', growing and graphing, what grabs you, and calculating energy balance.
Length: 6, 11-29 page lessons
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Food Analysis, Elementary School, Middle School, Classroom Curriculum, Manual
Source: Penn State Nutrition Center

1 Copy

Title: Growing Vegetable Soup
Media: Book
Target Audience: Toddler to Kindergarten
Pub. Date: 1987
Description: This book describes how vegetables grow and how to make vegetable soup with the vegetables you have grown.
Time/length: 31 pages
Number of copies: 3 in English and 1 in Spanish
Classifications: Book, Cookbook, Early Childhood, Food Preparation and Presentation, Elementary School
Source: Voyager Books

4 Copies

Title: Hands Down on Germs
Media: Video Tape
Audience: Elementary Students, K-5
Description:The contents include elementary information about hand washing, illness, bacteria and proper hand washing procedures. Portions of the video are animated and other information is presented with the use of hand puppets. The video is upbeat and easy to watch!
Length: 8 minutes
Number of Copies: 2
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Elementary School, Video Tape
Source:

2 Copies

Packed with basic gardening information that includes growing techniques, food safety, healthy eating tips, and nutritious snack food preparation. This book is a great tool for educators who use garden programs to teach students about health, nutrition, food safety, and wise decision-making skills. Grades 3-5.

1 Copy

Title: Healthy Foods from Healthy Soils
Media: Classrom Curriculum, paperback
Audience: Elementary School, 3rd-6th Grade, Educators
Pub. Date: 2003
Description: This down-to-earth guide offers 45 experiential activites that help children understand more about nutrition, agriculture, and recycling. Each one of the adaptable lessons is keyed to the Benchmarks for Science Literacy and comes loaded with links to children's literature and easily accessible resources. The spectrum of activites flows smoothly across the currculum. This book is an improtant tool for those who want to teach kids about "the big picture" of food. The lessons inspire children to understand the power of their food choices on their own health, the well-being of farmers, the environment, and the local community. The activites are culturally sensitive to family food traditions and have been designed to accommodate urban and rural learning environments.
Length: 256 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Elementary School, Book, Classroom Curriculum, Nutrition Education, Culture and Nutrition
Source: Tilbury House Publishers

1 Copy

Title: High 5 Lesson Plans: Eat 5 Fruits and Vegetables Every Day
Media: Manual with Lessons
Audience: Educators, Grades 1-5
Pub. Date: 2003
Description: Field-tested and successful! A 10-year study showed this innovative program, developed by the University of Minnesota and Department of Health with funding from the National Cancer Institute, does inspire students to eat more fruits and vegetables. Each of the eight lessons begins with a reproducible comic featuring the High 5 Flyers, a sports team made up of fun fruit and vegetable players. The program focuses on setting and achieving goals that are reinforced by the comics and activities. Includes tasty recipes to go along with each of the High 5 Flyers-be sure to enjoy with your students!
Length: 8 lessons
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Elementary School, Nutrition Education, Classroom Curriculum, Manual, Children's Activities and Projects
Source: Learning Zone Express

1 Copy

Title: How to Get Your Kid to Eat, But Not Too Much
Media: Book
Target Audience: Adults, Educators, Infants-Grade 12
Pub. Date: 1987
Description: This book teaches simple ground rules for developing healthy, happy eating habits. By building on natural instinct, this book teaches that children will get what they need nutritionally, but makes clear where a parent must establish rules and take charge.
Time/length: 396 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Book, Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, Nutrition Education, Secondary
Source: Bull Publishing Co.

1 Copy

Title: I'm Not a Baby Anymore: Tips for Feeding Toddlers
Media: Video
Target Audience: Educators, Adults
Pub. Date: 2004
Description: This video is designed to educate parents about the importance of feeding toddlers a healthy, delicious, and varied diet. Viewers will learn which foods, and how much make up a well-balanced toddler diet. They will also learn about mealtime dos and don'ts, the best way to introduce new foods, and which beverage choices are the healthiest for toddlers.
Time/length: 11 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Culture and Nutrition, Early Childhood, Elementary, Food Preparation and Presentation, Menu Planning and Production, Nutrition Education, Video
Source: Lemon-Aid Films, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Little D's Nutrition Expedition
Media: CD-ROM with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Educators, Grades K-3
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: Little D'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 10 full color lessons with fun activities that utilize the CD. This is truly nutrition education for the new generation!
Length: 10 full color lessons
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, CD-ROM with Leader's Manual/Materials, Elementary School
Source: National Dairy Council

1 Copy

Title: Managing Child Nutrition Programs: Leadership for Excellence
Media: Book, hardcover
Audience: Food Service Professionals, Educators, Dietitians, Students grades 12+
Pub. Date: 1999
Description: A definitive treatsie on child nutrition program management, Managing Child Nutrition Programs presents all you need to know about supplying nutritious meals to children on a grand scale. The book is broken into six parts.
Part I, the Introduction, presents a historical overview of child nutrition programs and outlines federal legislation. Part II, Administration, discusses the history of nutrition integrity, managing human resources, new uses and developments in computer technology, the ins and outs of financial management, and, finally, a convenient section on how to survive an external review. Part III, Nutrition, presents the topics of nutrition education in schools, how to plan a healthy menu using numerous methods, and management of special nutrition needs such as food allergies. Of note, this edition does not present the most current version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, but the methods given to meet such criteria are still applicable. In Part IV, Operations, the nuts and bolts of quantity food production in a school setting are examined. Topics include procurement, food production systems, food preparation and presentation to encourage student selection, managing employees, customer service, food safety, sanitation, wates management, and energy conservation. Part V, Communications and Marketing, outlines the place of marketing in child nutrition programs, how to communicate with students and school officials alike, and also the community. Finally, Part VI, Anticipating the Future in Child Nutrition Programs, sketches the future of nutrition in schools with topics like developing a mission, cultivating respect, becoming business savvy, and meeting strategic outcomes.
With a total of 27 chapters and 16 case studies written by 38 professionals, Managing Child Nutrition Programs: Leadership for Excellence is a exhaustive resource for professionals with moderate to lengthy experience managing child nutrition programs.
Length: 738 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Service Management, Marketing, Food Preparation and Presentation, Menu Planning and Production, Food Analysis, Food Safety and Sanitation, Human Resource Management, Food Service Equipment, Special Diets, USDA and Federal Programs Regulations, Financial, Secondary, Elementary, Middle School, Food Service Management, Purchasing, Nutrition Education
Source: Aspen Publishers

1 Copy

Title: Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler
Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschoolers, Adults, Educators
Pub. Date: 2006
Description: Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler blends parent anecdotes with the information that every nutrition-conscious parent wants to know. Written with behind-the-scenes help from a dietitian, as well as tips and advice from a panel of more than 150 parents, the book also features mom-tested food suggestions, handy shopping lists, food substitution and cooking conversion charts, and a comprehensive directory that includes both Canadian and American resources.
Time/length: 286 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary, Cookbook, Food Preparation and Presentation, Food Safety and Sanitation, Menu Planning and Production, Nutrition Education, Book, Adult
Source: John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.

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Title: Now We're Cooking!
Media: Video Tape
Audience: 4th-8th Grades
Pub. Date: 1993
Description: This video shows some young children that have just come inside from playing and begin discussing alternative snack ideas. It focuses on a demonstration of how children can make a snack burrito that is healthy and utilizes leftovers. Bonus: video shows how to correctly roll a burrito! Also touches on some basic kitchen safety in food preparation. A great start for any aspiring chef. Good for introductory home economic classes.
Length: 12 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Preparation and Presentation, Elementary School, Middle School, Video Tape
Source: Dairy Council of California

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Title: Nutrient Basics
Media: Video
Target Audience: Educators, Grades 3-8, Adult
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: It was a bad day for the nutrient team. They had spent weeks getting ready for their presentation. It was a competition, and the winner would be on the school's health education team. Now they find out that most of the nutrient exhibit is missing. Follow along as the team searches for their missing nutrients. Learn how they solve the mystery and at the same time explain how six nutrients (protein, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fat and water) work to keep us healthy.
Time/length: 15 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Children's Activities and Projects, Elementary, Food Analysis, Middle School, Nutrition Education, Video
Source: Learning ZoneXpress

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Title: ReCharged: An Energizing After-School Program
Media: Teaching Manual and DVD
Target Audience: Educators, Adults, Grades 3-6
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: ReCharge, an after-school program toolkit developed by the national Action for Healthy Kids and the National Football League (NFL). The program?s 6-week curriculum features key components such as healthy eating, physical activity, goal setting, and team building. ReCharge is geared toward third through sixth graders, promotes the energy-in and energy-out concept. Students learn how to make nutritious choices throughout the day as the program incorporates skill-building and healthy practices into their lives. Highlighting team-building skills, ReCharge, also encourages activities for athletes and non-athletes alike.
Time/length: 6 week curriculum
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Children?s Activities and Projects, Classroom Curriculum, DVD, Elementary, Nutrition Education, Training Resource
Source: Action for Healthy Kids and the NFL

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Title: School Foodservice Management for the 21st Century - 5th Edition
Media: Book, hardcover
Audience: School Food Service Workers, Food Service Managers, Dietitians, Adults grades 12+
Pub. Date: 1999

Description:A very thorough reference, School Foodservice Management for the 21st Century touches on every aspect of operating a school foodservice program. The regulations of the USDA and development of USDA child nutrition programs is detailed across time. Financial management, nutritional requirements, menu planning, human resource management, and orgazational structure are discussed at length. Food safety and procurement procedures as well as food service equipment selection and computerization are eludated. Marketing to both the community and students is presented as is contract management. A glossary of terms and index round out the piece. Overall, this resource is well researched, presented, and will be a standby of any school foodservice operation.

Length: 452 pages
Number of Copies: 2
Classifications: Adult, Secondary, Elementary, Middle School, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Menu Planning and Production, Purchasing, Special Diets, USDA and Federal Program Regulations, Food Service Equipment, Food Preparation and Presentation, Food Safety and Sanitation, Food Service Management, Book, Financial Management, Training Resource
Source: inTeam Associates

2 Copies

Snacking Habits for Healthy Living
Media: Book
Target Audience: Adults, Educators, Grades 1-12
Pub. Date: 1997
Description: Snacking Habits for Healthy Living shows you how to select a variety of snack foods and make them part of a healthy diet. This helpful guide provides advice for everyone, with specific information on the snacking needs of children, teens, athletes, weight-conscious adults, and those with special nutrition needs. If offers practical guidelines and strategies for different snacking situations and settings: at work, at home, and on the go. It also includes nutrition information for a variety of snack foods, all to help you select snacks, develop shopping lists, and create healthy snack food stashes at home, work, or anywhere.
Time/length: 96 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Book, Early Childhood, Elementary, Food Analysis, Middle School, Nutrition Education, Secondary
Source: ADA

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Title: Snacking Mouse
Media: Video Tape with Discussion Guide
Audience: 3-7 yo Children
Pub. Date: 1960?
Description: A classic video details the life of a snack-happy mouse from a suburb in Canton. Narrated by the voice of Winnie the Poo. Snacking Mouse only goes for the sweet snacks presented to him by two nice children in the house he lives. Despite warnings, Snacking Mouse suffers the wrath of a not-so-friendly housekeeper for stealing all her snacks. Reinforce the importance of regular meals and moderation in sweets with this comical, animated video. Includes a discussion guide for educators.
Length: 5 minutes
Number of Copies: 6
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary School, Nutrition Education, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: The Polished Apple

6 Copies

Title: Snacking Mouse Goes to School
Media: Video Tape with Classroom Discussion Guide
Audience: 3-7 yo Children
Pub. Date: 1960?
Description: This classic video details Snacking Mouse's first day at school and is a sequel to the beloved video, the Snacking Mouse. As snacking mouse heads to recess he gets snagged by the snack machine and eats too many sweet treats. Later he sleeps through lunch and has another snack in the afternoon. The next day he skips breakfast and is sleepy at school-because of his snacking. His school performance suffers with a comical outcome. Reinforce the importance of regular meals to your students with this fun video!
Length: 5 minutes
Number of Copies: 5
Classifications: Elementary School, Early Childhood, Nutrition Education, Video Tape and Leader's Materials/Manual
Source: The Polished Apple

5 Copies

Title: Spoiled Rotten
Media: Video
Target Audience: Educators, Grades 3-8, Adult
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: This is a case of food safety murder! Two teen 'investigators" happen on the scene of a terrible food safety crime and must discover what went wrong to make the victims so ill. Presented in a fast-paced, informative, teen-friendly format, this DVD on food safety highlights the basics of food-borne illness and how to handle food properly. The guidelines to clean, separate, cook, and chill are covered by the team of teen food-safety 'experts". Students will enjoy the drama and will come away with what they need to know about keeping food safe and avoiding food-borne illnesses.
Time/length: 16 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Children?s Activities and Projects, Elementary, Food Safety and Sanitation, Middle School, Nutrition Education, Video
Source: Learning ZoneXpress

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Title: Stop, Look, and Cook
Media: Video Tape
Audience: Children ages 3-7 yo
Pub. Date: 1993
Description: David Parker journeys through the wonderful world of cooking. Fun recipes and topics of covered, apples, sandwiches, milk, and kabobs. At the same time, he teaches kids about the signs for some of kids favorite foods and things.
Length: 17 minutes
Number of Copies: 3
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Food Production and Preparation, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Video Tape
Source: Tabor/Parker Productions

2 Copies

Title: Taking Diabetes to School
Media: Book
Target Audience: 5-10 years old
Pub. Date: 1998
Description: This book was designed to be read aloud in a child's classroom. It covers the disease process, dietary factors, insulin, low blood sugar and ends with a Diabetes Kid's Quiz.
Time/length: 25 pages
# of Copies: 1
Classifications: Book, Elementary School, Nutrition Education, Special Diets
Source: JayJo Books, L.L.C.

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Title: Taking Food Allergies to School
Media: Book
Target Audience: 5-10 years old
Pub. Date: 1999
Description: This book discusses the process of food allergies (antibodies and the physical reactions) and how the main character deals with them. A Food Allergy Kid?s Quiz is available at the end.
Time/length: 25 pages
# of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Special Diets,
Book, Elementary school
Source: JayJo Books, L.L.C.

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Title: Taking Weight Problems to School
Media: Book
Target Audience: 5-10 years old
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: This book discusses the feelings of an overweight child. It addresses emotional eating, bulimia, anorexia, working with a nutritionist, how her peers can help her feel better about herself, and what she can do to be healthy. A Kid?s Quiz is available at the end.
Time/length: 25 pages
# of Copies: 1
Classifications:Nutr. Ed., Book, Other, Elementary School
Source: JayJo Books, L.L.C.

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The Growing Classroom is a teacher's manual featuring step-by-step instructions and strategies for setting up a garden-based science program and outdoor classroom activities. Topics include planning a garden laboratory, facilitating investigative lessons on ecology and nutrition, and involving the community. Grades 2-6.

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Title: The Shapes We Eat
Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschool to Grade 2
Pub. Date: 2004
Description: Colorful photos and simple text feature real-life examples that children can relate to. Learn a variety of different shapes ? including rectangles, circles, triangles, ovals, pentagons, and octagons ? by studying the shapes of the foods we eat.
Time/length: 31 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Book, Early Childhood, Elementary, Nutrition Education
Source: Children?s Press

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Title: The War on Germs
Media: Video Tape
Audience: 6th-12th Grades, Educators
Pub. Date: 1997
Description:Information is presented in humorous parody on overly serious newscasters. The content of the video includes the problem of foodborne illness and lack of hand washing among the public. The video discusses what can be done to improve hand washing techniques. Students will enjoy the captivating format of this video and the short, concise messages are easily absorbed.
Length: 9 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Elementary School, Middle School, Secondary School, Video Tape
Source:

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Title: Wash Those Hands!
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Elementary School, High School, and Middle School Students
Pub. Date: 1996
Description: Includes VHS tape and a teacher's guide with a script of the video and discussion questions. This upbeat video explains how hand washing can help prevent the speread of baterial and viral illness. It is narrated by a teenage girl who presents concise, stratightforward information about the benefits of hand washing for everyone, the nature of germs and how they make people sick, and when and how to wash away the germs that can cause sickness.
Length: 10 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Food Safety and Sanitation, Elementary School, Secondary School, Middle School, Video Tape and Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: Marsh Film Enterprises, Inc.

1 Copy

Fun & fast-paced program using game show format introducing age-appropriate food pyramid. Is comprised of 6 rounds that feature qustions, examples, & food challenges related to every segment of the new pyramid.

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In this imaginative graphic novel, a group of mutant veggies threatens to compost anything that is not a vegetable. Luckily, with the help of a few tomatoes, Secret Service Agent Spike saves the day. Ages 9-12

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Title: Where Does Food Come From?
Media: Book
Target Audience: 5-10 years old
Pub. Date: 2006
Description: This book discusses various foods, where they come from, and interesting facts about them.
Time/length: 32 pages
# of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutr. Ed., Book, Elementary School
Source: Millbrook Press

1 Copy

Title: Where Does Food Come From? -Video
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Preschool and Elementary School Children Grades K-2
Pub. Date: 1983
Description: This classic video features two young boys, Don and Bruce, who receive a education about where food comes from a bag full of groceries. Sure to entertain, this video is a great introduction to the modern food system and the complex processes of food processing. Milk, carrots, pasta, bread, apples, ground beef, and ice cream are all discussed. Contains an discussion and activity guide for teachers.
Length: 17 minutes
Number of Copies: 2
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Elementary School, Early Childhood, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: Alfred Higgins Productions

4 Copies

Title: Wholly Cow
Media: Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Audience: Grades 3-5, Educators
Pub. Date: 1983
Description: This classic video details the physiologic process by which a cow's body turns grass into milk. Milk production and its place in the food system of the US are explored. A great video to introduce children to digestion and where milk comes from! Includes a discussion guide with vocabulary words and activities for the whole class. The video tape is a little old and fragile, so be careful and patient when viewing.
Length: 11 minutes, 7 page discussion guide
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Nutrition Education, Food Analysis, Elementary School, Children's Activities and Projects, Video Tape with Leader's Manual/Materials
Source: National Dairy Council

1 Copy