Local Resources
Guides to Good Nutrition
- Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A nutrition guide for parents
- Eat Right on the Run: Don't leave nutrition behind when you leave home.
- Folic acid is an important nutritional supplement for pregnant women.
Handouts
- Cooking Healthy at Home: Healthy Substitutions
- Cooking Healthy at Home: Reducing Salt
- Cooking Healthy at Home: Reducing Sugar
- Healthy Choices for Eating Out: Fast Food Tips
- Healthy Choices for Eating Out: Decoding Restaurant Menus
Menu Planning and Recipes
- Nutritious Lunches on the Go: Eat well when you're packing lunch for work or school
- Meals for Meetings: Add healthy food and physical activity to your meetings
- Healthy Catering and Event Guide: How to make healthy choices part of your next event
- Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes (Platillos Latinos): Heart-healthy traditional Latino dishes (español and English) (PDF)
- MyPlate.gov: Tools and information for better eating from the USDA
- Diabetes Food Hub: Food and diet information, tracking and menu planning for diabetics or anyone wanting to lose weight (from the American Diabetes Association)
- Menu Planning for Child Care Operators: Guidelines and checklist for planning nutritious meals for children
Professionals and Teachers
Interactive
- Nourish Interactive: A free resource for fun nutrition games for kids, and interactive nutrition tools and tips for parents and health educators
- Action for Healthy Kids: Includes the Game On! Wellness Challenge
Teaching and Learning Materials
- Bright Futures: Health promotion and disease prevention resource for nursing, health care professionals, and educators
- Portion Distortion: Information from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute