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Nutrition to Grow On
A garden-enhanced nutrition education curriculum for upper elementary school children.
A Child's Garden of Standards: Linking School Gardens to California Education Standards links garden-based education activities selected from several published educational materials to specific academic content standards for grades two through six in science, history/social sciences, mathematics, and English language arts. Free download version (PDF; 5.22MB; 112pp.).
Outside Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Outside Source)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Web site for the CDC.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (Outside Source)
A Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) program.
Food Safety - Kids, Teens, and Educators (Outside Source)
A gateway to government information on food safety for kids, teens, and educators.
Healthy School Meals Resource System (Outside Source)
Provides information to persons working in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs.
Healthy Youth Program (Outside Source)
CDC's program to prevent the most serious health risk behaviors among children, adolescents, and young adults.
Kids Gardening (Outside Source)
The National Gardening Association Web site dedicated to helping people become better gardeners and educators.
Meals Matter (Outside Source)
A tool to promote healthy food choices for families.
Milk Matters - Kids and Teens (Outside Source)
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's calcium education campaign.
Nutrition and Health Information (Outside Source)
Providing easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers.
TEAM Nutrition (Outside Source)
USDA's Team Nutrition Web site dedicated to helping meet the goal of healthier children.
VERB Campaign (Outside Source)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campaign to get kids moving and active.
USDA for Kids Page (Outside Source)
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) resource page for kids.
