March Is National Nutrition Month ImagesMarch Is National Nutrition Month Clip Art2017 National Leadership Conference. This summer, FCCLA members from across the country gathered in Nashville to network with fellow members, attend FCCLA program. National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Nutrition Month 2017 campaign is dedicated to helping Canadians Take the Fight out of Food! Free Things for National Nutrition Month. By Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer. Found In: health & p. K- 2, 3- 5, 6- 8, 9- 1. Emphasize the importance of making informed food choices and developing healthy eating and physical activity habits. Our recommended resources include teaching guides, lesson plans, best practices, tip sheets, online learning games, educational videos, posters, book lists, coloring pages and more. Grades pre. K- 1. NEA Health Information Network’s A Guide to Increasing School Breakfast Participation. School Breakfast Week. The first week of March is National School Breakfast Week. School Breakfast Week is the NEA Healthy Futures' effort to highlight the strong correlation between schools providing kids with breakfast and their academic performance. A related NEA HIN resource is Start School with Breakfast: A Guide to Increasing School Breakfast Participation. Teachers can download the free 5. PDF (hard copies are available for a small fee that covers shipping & handling only). Inside, are sections describing benefits, strategies for increasing participation, tools, sample letters, and success stories. Bag The Junk. Students consume 5. Bag the Junk examines the effects of selling unhealthy snack foods and beverages in schools and provides resources for the adult school community to champion healthy snack foods and beverages. The site features advocacy tools such as organizing tips, policy briefs, fact sheets, and sample letters along with current news, trends, and thoughts from experts in the field. Educators will find factoids, quizzes, featured snacks, statistics, graphics, links to resources, and strategies for improving what students eat in school. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Provides a toolkit for promoting sound eating and physical activity habits, handouts & tip sheets, and games for kids and everyone. The Children’s Book Corner suggests books that promote healthy living without being didactic. National Nutrition Month® Celebration Toolkit. Imperative for anyone celebrating NNM, this toolkit provides key messages, event ideas, promotional materials and more! Theme day and theme month ideas for the month of March. Great for curriculum planning with kids or fun at home! Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, for example, is one book discussed. The website also offers coloring pages, activities, and nutrition facts. Fizzy’s Lunch Lab. Fizzy’s Lunch Lab is a website for grades K- 5. Students can find recipes to download and print, weekly “webisodes,” food- music videos, games, and other kid- friendly features. Sections for teachers and parents offer cross- curricular lesson plans and educational activity packs. Grades 6- 8. Dining Decisions. Students in grades 6- 8 learn about adolescent nutritional needs and test their nutritional knowledge. In the Dining Decisions Game, students click possible lunchtime food items and learn if they made wise choices. Grades 6- 8, 9- 1. Nutrition Caf. In “Grab a Grape,” students answer questions about food basics, bone making, weight control, bodybuilding, fast foods, foods & sports, and food facts. At the “Have- A- Bite Caf. A nutrition glossary is included. For Students, Teachers & Caregivers. Choose My Plate. Teachers will find Choose My Plate a good source of information about food groups and specific foods, weight management & calories, and physical activity. It supplies nutrition tools, printable materials, and healthy eating tips. Super. Tracker. Super. Tracker lets students and teachers keep track of food, fitness, and health. Six tools provide nutritional information, record food consumption, activity, weight, and goals, and produce reports. Team Nutrition. Team Nutrition provides nutrition education for children and their caregivers. Highlights of this extensive USDA program include Nutrition & Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Serving Up My. Plate: A Yummy Curriculum. Tips sheets, grade level teacher guides, posters, and more are available as PDFs. Bonus! Any K- 1. 2 school district that participates in the National School Lunch Program can apply to Let's Move! Salad Bars 2 Schools for a grant to fund a salad bar. Larger districts can apply for multiple salad bar packages. The website provides application guidelines, FAQs, media, and other resources. Meal Prep Friday: National Nutrition Month Edition - MJ and Hungryman. In this weekly series, “Meal Prep Friday,” I want to show you how do- able it is to eat healthfully throughout the week with wholesome meals if you put a little effort into planning and prepping in advance. I will share with you my weekly “game plan,” my purchases at the store, and any helpful tricks and tips I’ve learned along the way. Let’s get cookin’! March is National Nutrition Month (although every month should celebrate nutrition, in my opinion) and the theme for this year, as developed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle.” It was developed to encourage everyone to discover and STICK to an eating and physical activity plan that promotes overall health, healthy weight maintenance, and reduction of risk of chronic diseases. As a fervent believer in taking baby steps towards health, I’m especially enamored with the word “bite.” Adopting a healthy lifestyle is NOT a cookie cutter process. Rather, it’s a journey, in which one must discover for himself/herself, the road to optimal well- being that is not only sustainable but also enjoyable! How could you not be happy when you are taking the time to cherish you! Perhaps you can spend some time today thinking about what baby steps you can take towards health. It can be as small as walking your dog in the mornings, drinking more water, eating a hearty breakfast, decluttering, or whatever YOU think you can do. Think bites (tiny steps)! It shouldn’t have to be a lonely journey, however. Grab your friend, a family member, co- worker, neighbor, and be supporters and cheerleaders for one another. Perhaps you may decide you need a more professional help, in which case you may consider seeking the help of Registered Dietitians (click here to read about what we, the RDs can do for you), certified fitness trainers, etc. For me, I took that “bite into a healthy lifestyle” when I started meal planning/prepping almost 2 years ago. It totally changed the way I eat and nourish my body throughout the week, and that’s why I decided to start this series, “Meal Prep Friday.” I hope it will inspire you as well. My fuel for the week from Trader Joe’s: Total cost – $4. Here’s the rundown of what I do every week: I like to wash and chop all of my veggies all at the same time. What you see above is my typical setup. I chop the veggies I’m going to roast first and, while they are baking in the oven, I prepare the rest – some go into the mason jar, some into the individual containers, some into my mouth. I threw in some shredded carrots and zucchini into the mix, as well as some almonds for staying power, and tossed it with a light Asian sesame dressing. Seriously you guys, this recipe is going to be treasured for life! I finally found a way to get the Hungryman to eat his cruciferous vegetables (LOVE saying that word. Kkkru- ci- fe- rouss. I say it just like that). Wheee so excited ; ). Cruciferous Salad with Asian Sesame Dressing. Makes 4 mason jar salads. Ingredients: 1 Bag of Cruciferous Crunch mix (from Trader Joe’s) or approximately 4 cups of crunchy vegetable mix of choice. Dressing. 2 tablespoons rice vinegar. Place the salad mix in a large bowl and add the olive oil and salt. Massage the mixture with your hands to tenderize, about 2 minutes. Add carrots, zucchini, and almonds. Add the prepared dressing to the salad and toss so the dressing gets evenly coated. Add to the mason jar. Add whole grains of choice – I used barley. The morning of: add protein of choice – tofu, chicken, steak, etc. Carrots: I roasted half and the rest I shredded (using my favorite mandolin) to add to my various no- recipe “nourish bowl” concoctions. All these years, I’ve been throwing in various prepped ingredients to make a satisfying bowl of goodness (not much thought involved, really. Dump and mix). And it turns out there’s actually a name for them. Nourish Bowls. I like the sound of that, and so that’s what I’m going to call them from now on. Join the movement! Note to self: time to make another batch this weekend. They are perfect for snacking and, once again, makes a great addition to Mason jar salads, nourish bowls, etc. Barley: My grain of choice for the week. I try to switch it up every week. If you find yourself eating quinoa or oats all the time, check out my fellow dietitian, Brittany’s rundown of 1. Turkey Meatloaf: I threw in some red bell peppers, red onion, and zucchini to make it a bit more moist since I used 9. We enjoyed it with some vegetables, made it into sandwiches, and added them to the mason jar salads or nourish bowls. My weekly meals: Mason jar salad at work – added canned salmon the morning of. Turkey meatloaf with sliced cucumbers, roasted carrots, and a slice of toast. I don’t even know what to call this. I added hummus and avocado for some healthy fat and creaminess. Vegan Korean Nourish Bowl with Barley – this is a twist on the traditional Korean dish – bibimbap. With the prepped vegetables, this dish came together in Yup, you guessed it! Under 5 minutes! On another day, I enjoyed this with a fried egg. And that’s a wrap! Hope you have a blessed weekend, and whatever you do, I highly encourage you to take a “bite into a healthy lifestyle!” It’s never too late and the time is now ; ). Perhaps you can start by prepping some of your produce like I did here?
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