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  Dietary Guidelines for Americans
are the cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities. They are jointly issued and updated every 5 years by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS).
Family meal FNS Nutrition Education
FNS provides children and adults of all ages with nutrition education materials on how to improve their diets and their lives.
healthy eating index Healthy Eating Index
The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of diet quality that assesses conformance to federal dietary guidance.
Team Nutrition logo Healthy Meals Resource System (HMRS)
Provides information to persons working in the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs.
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/images/MyPlateImages/JPG/myplate_yellow.jpg

MyPlate
 Food Guidance System translates nutritional recommendations into the kinds and amounts of food to eat each day.

Team Nutrition logo

Team Nutrition
provides training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
Eat Smart. Play Hard.

Eat Smart. Play Hard.™
is about encouraging and teaching kids and adults to eat healthy and be physically active everyday.
Computer screen Other Resources
  -- School Nutrition Association
  -- National Food Service Management Institute
  -- American Commodity Distribution Association

 

 
Last Modified: 01/02/2013