UA Nutrition Network

March is National Nutrition Month!

This year, the theme of National Nutrition Month is Get Your Plate in Shape! The information below will help you talk with you students about how they can reshape their plates.

• Click Here for the USDA’s 10 Tips for a great plate. Print it and talk about one tip every day for 10 days!
• Check out the Kid Friendly Veggies and Fruits tips from USDA and try one tip or idea with your students every day for 10 days!
• Work with your school’s point person and purchase a paper plate for each student. Have students color or cut and paste pictures of how they will ‘Get Their Plates in Shape.’ Then, string the plates together and hang them in the hallways for the month so that everyone will know you are celebrating National Nutrition Month!
• Click Here for National Nutrition Month information from the American Dietetic Association.
• Challenge students to write poems or essays about why it is important to eat healthy foods and be physically active.

For Complete Newsletter: Nutrition Nibbles Schools 2012 – March

February is Heart Healthy Month!

February is a great time to talk about heart health and nutrition. Below you will find information and vocabulary words to help students understand the connection between nutrition and heart health. Share this information with students and help them achieve healthy habits for happy hearts.

A normal heart is a strong muscular pump.It is a little larger than the size of your fist, and during an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times. The average heart beats about 100,000 times each day and pumps about 7,200 litres (1,900 gallons) of blood.

Your heart pumps blood to the organs, tissues, and cells of your body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to every cell and removing carbon dioxide and waste products made by those cells.

When there is too much cholesterol in the blood, it can damage the arteries and veins that carry blood  throughout the body.

For Complete Newsletter: Nutrition Nibbles Schools 2012 – February