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24/24 Milk Your
Diet
Find out how including 24 ounces of lowfat or fat free milk every 24 hours as
part of a reduced-calorie diet may help you lose more weight and burn more fat
than cutting calories alone. The site includes information on the scientific
studies that support the connection between milk and weight loss, the Great
American Weight Loss Challenge, the many health benefits of milk consumption,
recipes, health tips, and more.
3-A-Day
Research shows that most Americans are
eating only half the recommended 3 servings
of dairy each day. Easy to use tips and
recipes for increasing dairy servings to 3-A-Day
for stronger bones and healthy bodies.
Action
for Healthy Kids
Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is a nationwide initiative dedicated to
improving the health and educational performance of children through better
nutrition and physical activity in schools. This effort represents a response
to our nation's epidemic of overweight, sedentary, and undernourished children
and adolescents.
American
Dietetic Association - Food and Nutrition Information
With nearly 6,000 members, the American
Dietetic Association is the nation’s
largest organization of food and nutrition
professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition,
health and well-being. The site provides a
wealth of nutrition information including
Nutrition Fact Sheets, Healthy Lifestyle Features, a Good Nutrition
Reading List, and a Find a Nutrition
Professional search feature.
Body by Milk
Body by Milk is using the power of music to continue educating teens
about the health benefits of drinking milk
and encouraging them to drink milk, eat right, and stay active. Students
are able to use milk
bar codes (any size milk container— including 8 ounces form
school and gallons at home) to download
cool music from the award-winning bodybymilk.com site, built just
for teens.
Child
Nutrition Home Page
Provides information about the various Child Nutrition Programs administered by
the USDA, including the National School Lunch Program, Special Milk Program,
and the School Breakfast Program.
healthfinder®
healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site, developed by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.
Since 1997, healthfinder® has been recognized as a key resource for finding the
best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the
Internet. healthfinder® links to carefully selected information and Web sites
from over 1,700 health-related organizations.
Healthy Fundraising
Central online resource for promoting healthy
activities, especially fundraising, in schools.
The site covers the latest information,
news, and links on nutritional guidelines, healthy fundraising programs,
school wellness policies, education and
nutrition legislation, teacher
and parenting resources
and the latest news and trends in school
fundraising.
International Food
Information Council Foundation
IFIC's mission is to communicate science-based information on food safety and
nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, journalists,
government officials and others providing information to consumers. The site
includes food safety and nutrition information, "Food Insight" newsletter,
online ordering of IFIC publications (many of which are available for free) and
special sections for educators, journalists, consumers, and students.
Mayo Clinic
Provides comprehensive health information based on the experience and knowledge
of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic. The Food &
Nutrition Center includes information on the food pyramid, dietary guidelines,
organic foods, healthy cooking, and food safety.
Milk
Matters Calcium Education Campaign
Milk Matters is a nationwide campaign dedicated to increasing calcium
consumption among America's children and teens. Milk Matters focuses on
educating people about the importance of calcium for building strong and
healthy bones. The site provides access to health research, media releases, and
publications and materials from the campaign.
Milk Rocks Students will learn milk nutrition facts while playing games, downloading
music and pictures and tracking concert schedules of Milk Rocks artists.
My
Pyramid
The access point for the USDA food guidance
system. Contains the latest news, background information, and resources
about the food guidance system to allows consumers to get started
on a personalized MyPyramid tool for a healthy eating and exercise
plan.
National
Dairy Council
A leader in nutrition research and information, NDC provides timely,
scientifically sound nutrition information on the health benefits of milk,
cheese and yogurt.
National Osteoporosis
Foundation
This site offers comprehensive information about osteoporosis, including risk
factors, symptoms, prevalence among men and women, tips on prevention, and
approved medications for the prevention and/or treatment of the disease.
Nutrient
Rich Foods Coalition
The Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition website
offers fast and reliable information to
help you eat the nutrient-rich way—that means getting the most
vitamins, minerals and other nutrients—but not too many calories—from
the foods you choose. The information here
is based on nutrition guidelines from
the United States Department of Agriculture's
(USDA) MyPyramid.
Nutrition
Explorations
With sections targeted towards kids, educators, parents, and school
foodservice, this site is all about making good nutrition a fun part of kids'
lives. The site offers fun nutrition-related activities for kids, tips for
parents on how to stock a healthy kitchen, activities and materials for
teachers to use in the classroom, and articles and other resources for sprucing
up school menus.
Nutrition.gov
Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information
from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable
information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety
for consumers, educators and health professionals.
Powerful Bones
Powerful girls have powerful bones! This girl-friendly Web site helps girls
understand how weight-bearing physical activity and calcium can be a fun (and
important!) part of everyday life. The site is part of the National Bone Health
Campaign, founded by the Office on Women's Health within the Department of
Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National
Osteoporosis Foundation. The site's key features include interactive games and
quizzes, recipes for tasty foods with calcium, and ideas to help girls get
plenty of weight-bearing physical activity.
School Nutrition Association
The School Nutrition Association (formerly
American School Food Service Association) is a national, nonprofit
professional
organization representing more than 55,000
members who provide high-quality, low-cost
meals to students across the country. The Association
works to ensure all children have access
to healthful school meals and nutrition education.
Team
Nutrition (USDA)
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support
the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice,
nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community
support for healthy eating and physical activity. Team Nutrition's goal is to
improve children's lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the
principles of the Dietary Guides for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid.
USDA Agricultural
Research Service
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) works to ensure that Americans have
reliable, adequate supplies of high-quality food and other agricultural
products.
USDA Food and
Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
increases food security and reduces hunger
in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children
and
low-income people access to food, a healthful
diet, and nutrition education in a manner
that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence.
WebMD Health
Provides a broad range on health information covering diseases and conditions,
drugs and herbs, diet and nutrition, parenting and pregnancy, and more.
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