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Nutrition Connection News, Education, Resources + More |
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Plan for Success This Year |
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Oftentimes New Year's resolutions target big goals like losing 50 pounds or running a marathon. Research shows that thinking small and setting achievable, easy-to-meet goals may be the most effective way to meet larger, long-term health goals.
One small step toward healthier habits could be eating breakfast every morning. Many Americans do not eat breakfast, despite studies that show regular breakfast eating is associated with better health, better eating patterns and healthier weight.
Use these online resources to help you or your students make a plan and achieve goals: Visit HealthyEating.org for more resources on improving health through good nutrition. |
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Grants Available to Expand School Breakfast |
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Providing breakfast at school is one way to encourage student health and success. Take advantage of the next state of California round of grant funding to implement or expand school breakfast programs.
Free Webinar California Food Policy Advocates is offering free webinars on January 18 and February 15, 2018, to help you develop your grant proposal. For more information visit California Food Policy Advocates website. |
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How Does Food and Nutrition Literacy Affect Your Health?
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who accurately estimate portion sizes and use food labels tend to have better health outcomes. Nutritional literacy and numeracy skills play major roles in this research finding.
This serving-size chart, used in several Dairy Council of California lessons, helps teach food literacy and numeracy skills.
Dairy Council of California offers a wide variety of nutrition education resources for schools. Classroom curriculum is available for K–12, and programs align to Common Core State Standards and MyPlate. |
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Are you already teaching Dairy Council of California nutrition curriculum in your classroom? If so, extend the learning with grade-specific Common Core Extension Activities that include reading passages, student worksheet questions and answer keys. Click here for Common Core resources.
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| | | | 2 – California Teachers Association 2018 Good Teaching Conference (North), San Jose, California 2–4 – California League of Schools 2018 Teaching with Technology Conference, Monterey, California |
| | 16 – California Teachers Association 2018 Good Teaching Conference (South), Garden Grove, California |
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