American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/

Dole 5-A-Day
Developed nutrition education programs to encourage elementary school children to eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day to promote better health.
http://www.dole5aday.com/#banana

EPEC:
http://www.epec4kids.com/

FDA Website for Students
Approved website designed to help promote nutrition and physical activity for kids with games, exercises, and lesson plans.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm

Food Safety
A gateway to food safety handouts, as well as teacher supplements, and much more.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/%7Efsg/fsgkids.html

For information on farming in Michigan:
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793---,00.html

Fruits and Veggies More Matters
More Matters health initiative offers expert cooking advice, nutrition information and shopping tips.
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/

Guide for creating steps to a nutritional activity:
http://www.nfsmi.org/documentLibraryFiles/PDF/20080609030428.pdf

Health and physical activity resource:
http://www.brainpop.com/

Kids Health
Kids Health is more than just the facts about health. As part of The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth also provides families with perspective, advice, and comfort about a wide range of physical, emotional, and behavioral issues that affect children and teens.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Nutrition Explorations
Fun, hands-on and interactive activities from Dairy Council's most popular programs help you teach nutrition from pre-k through upper elementary grades.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/educators/lessons-main.asp

Nutrition for Kids Book
News, articles, tips, recipes and more.
http://nutritionforkids.com/

Michigan Model for Health®
Materials for Extensions & Suggestions

Power Line (USDA) Website:
The site contains nutrition education and promotion materials, ideas on how to use them in your program, and instructions on how to borrow the Power Panther costume for your special events. Also includes newsletter templates, campaign slicks, and much more.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhardeducators

Pyramids between the Pages
The Pyramids between the Pages mini-pack is a take-and-teach curriculum that links the development of beginning literacy skills with nutrition and physical activity education and promotion.
http://www.pbp.fcs.msue.msu.edu/

SPLASH Website:
www.health-SPLASH.org

Team Nutrition Guide
Nutrition Education and Physical Activity Promotion Resource Guide for Michigan Schools (K-12).
http://www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu/QuickandEasyNutrEdGuideMISchls.pdf

The educators reference desk for nutritional information and lesson plans:
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health/Nutrition

The Teachers Corner
Website filled with lesson plans for teaching about nutrition in fun and creative ways.
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/lesson-plans/health/index.htm

United States Department of Agriculture Education Outreach/Youth Resources:
http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=1&tax_subject=2

Website filled with different ideas for classroom lesson plans:
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/go/search.cgi?grade=3-5&catid=120&t=themes

WE CAN!
We Can! provides families and communities with a variety of materials and other references to learn about nutrition, energy balance, and maintaining a physically active lifestyle.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/whats-we-can/resources.htm

YMCA (Healthy Family Home)
Our goal is to provide you with enough variety in all areas of Healthy Family Home—Play Every Day, Eat Healthy, Family Time—that you can pick and choose the tips and activities that make the most sense for your family at any given time amidst any circumstances.
http://www.ymca.net/healthyfamilyhome/eat-healthy.html

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