Child Nutrition
Nutrition Links
Links for Parents, Faculty and Staff
Healthier Meals Substitution Guide
Learn how to make over you family's favorite recipes by substituting healthier ingredients for ones that are less healthy!
Learn about the food pyramid, get personalized recommendations, find weight loss tips, plan a healthy menu and much more.
This site provides a wealth of information from the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
These guidelines are published to promote health and reduce the risk for major chronic diseases. The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines are expected to be released in December.
This site contains accurate, reliable information to help you lead a healthier life.
USDA National Nutrient Database
Search the database to find the nutritional information of over 7,000 food items or view Nutrient Lists which creates a report of foods highest in a single nutrient.
Find tips, recipes and ways to get children involved in consuming more fruits and vegetables.
Find parent tips, lesson plans and other resources to promote wellness for children.
This is a website from the School Nutrition Association that provides information, news and success stories showing that school meals are healthy meals.
A great nutrition resource with tips for parents, information for school nutrition professionals and lesson plans and activities for teachers to use in the classroom.
This is an initiative of the USDA to support and promote healthy eating and physical activity in child nutrition programs.
Virginia Department of Education School Nutrition
Learn all about the various programs and initiatives for schools in our state.
Food and Nutrition Information Center Professional Resources
A list of nutrition education resources for teachers, including lesson plans, curricula and more.
Nutrition Links for Elementary School Students
Learn more about the food pyramid and making healthy food choices!
Choose healthy foods and physical activity as fuel to make your rocket blast off to Planet Power!
Find out cool stuff about food and physical activity. This site has lots of games and activities to help you learn about a healthy lifestyle.
There are many games and activities to help you learn about food and being active. Check out the game called Monster Nutrition!
Take a personality quiz, learn about the personalities and play a memory game.
Play games and invent recipes full of fruits and vegetables!
Links for Middle and High School Students
Learn about the food pyramid, get personalized recommendations, find weight loss tips, plan a healthy menu and much more.
Tips on eating better and getting active. There is even an activity tracker that can personalize your goals. Then track your progress to earn certificates.
Find lots of useful information to help you be your healthiest!
See what some students have done to promote healthy lifestyles and physical activity and learn what you can do to get involved.