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The first in a series of nutrition posters focuses on choosing 3 out of the 4 food groups at each meal to meet nutritional requirements, add variety, and manage weight.
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This is the first in a series of nutrition activity sheets. It focuses on choosing 3 of the 4 food groups at each meal to help meet nutritional requirements, add variety, and manage weight. It has a contest/ballot component which may be used as a kick-off for the Eat Smart School Cafeteria Program or as an incentive to choose a variety of foods from the 4 food groups.
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The second in a series of nutrition posters focuses on how our society's perception of portion size has changed over the last 20 years. The poster includes a quick quiz and humourous definition of "portion distortion". It highlights how marketing and fast food restaurants have influenced perception of serving size.
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The second in a series of nutrition activity sheets compares serving sizes from 20 years ago to today and the corresponding caloric increase. The activity also reveals the amount of physical activity necessary to burn those added calories. Suggested smart snacking tips to control portions are included.
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Third in a series, this poster focuses on the role carbohydrates play in an overall healthy eating routine. Key carb choices are highlighted and a nutrition fact label is included to assist with understanding food labels.
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The third in a series of nutrition activity sheets uses a true and false activity to focus on carbohydrate myths versus facts. It highlights how essential and beneficial carbohydrates are, at a time when certain fads may make carbs "unpopular".
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The fourth in a series of nutrition posters focuses on when and why our bodies need water and general recommendations for fluid intake.
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The fourth in a series of nutrition activity sheets focuses on why our bodies need water. A word search activity reveals the essential function of water in our body.
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Fifth in a series, this nutrition poster focuses on the role vegetables and fruit play in an overall healthy eating routine. It provides samples of typical daily servings and tips to help meet daily recommendations.
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This nutrition activity uses a true and false quiz to focus on vegetable and fruit myths versus facts. The activity highlights how essential and beneficial vegetables and fruit are as part of an overall healthy eating plan.
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The sixth in a series of nutrition posters focuses on making lower fat choices, making less frequent higher-fat choices in smaller portions, label reading, and smart snacking tips.
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The sixth in a series of nutrition activity sheets uses a matching activity to highlight the actual fat content of certain food items and reveal better lower-fat choices. It also provides tips on making lower-fat choices more often and how this contributes to healthy eating.
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Seventh in a series, this nutrition poster offers alternative choices for packing a lunch or going to the drive-thru window that include leaner meats and meat alternatives.
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This crossword puzzle activity highlights the role leaner meats and meat alternatives play in healthy eating.
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Eighth in a series, this nutrition poster highlights the benefits of including lower-fat milk and milk alternatives as part of a healthy eating plan. Daily servings and serving sizes are illustrated.
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This crossword puzzle activity highlights the nutrients found in milk and milk alternatives and the benefits these provide to our bones and bodies.
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This poster outlines how to increase your "stress shield" by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
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This word search activity highlights how adopting a healthy lifestyle can increase your natural "stress shield". It also outlines the top 10 stressors for teens.
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This poster outlines how choosing healthy eating and physical activity can contribute to an improved self concept and a healthier lifestyle.
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This self-assessment quiz highlights how making healthy food choices and adopting physical activity as part of an overall healthy lifestyle can provide lifelong benefits to physical health and a positive self-image.
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