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Health/Nutrition Educators


In addition to the free resources found below,
you might be interested in the following:

  • Find out how easy it is to bring our national award-winning live theater shows to your schools, conferences or community events!
  • Make nutrition come alive in your school or center with our Emmy Award-winning videos/DVDs and follow-up activity guidebooks—complete with reproducible activity sheets for easy hands-on follow-up all year long.
  • Planning a conference? Bring FOODPLAY’s creator and leader in the field of children’s nutrition, Barbara Storper, MS, RD, with or without her troupes, to help educators turn kids on to healthy habits…a favorite conference keynoter.
  • Check out other resources in our STORE to help you get kids off the junk food track!

Free Materials to Download:

Janey Junkfood's Fresh Adventure! (Children's Book) Activity Guide

This 15-page guide gives educators ideas to make the JANEY book come alive for kids in K–6. The guide features background information, discussion questions, hands-on activities, and activity sheets.
"Tickets to Fresh Adventures" (recipe cards) - Color

"Tickets to Fresh Adventures" (recipe cards) - Black & White
(Kids can color them in!)

How to Build a Healthy School Environment

School Wellness Checklist

10 Fun Ways to Celebrate National Nutrition Month (March)

Recommended Readings: Using Theater and Arts in Education

18 Winning Ways to Get Kids Off the Junkfood Track (color)

18 Winning Ways to Get Kids Off the Junkfood Track (black and white)

Websites with More Educational Resources:

Weight-control Information Network
s'Cool Food
Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ for Educators (USDA)
Lunch Lessons: Changing the way we feed our children
Health Teacher
Kids Gardening
Youth Health
Nutrition Data
School Nutrition Association
Fruits and Veggies More Matters
Explore the World with Fruits and Vegetables (CDC)
Farmer's Markets by State
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
President's Challenge
Small Step
Action for Healthy Kids
P.E. Central
Media Watch
Center for Media Literacy
American Dietetic Association
American Heart Association's HeartPower!
American Diabetes Association
CDC: Healthy Schools Healthy Youth
USDA Food & Nutrition Resource Center
USDA Team Nutrition
MyPyramid (USDA)
DrWeil.com (Andrew Weil, M.D.)
Gurze Eating Disorders Resources
ANRED (Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders)
National Eating Disorders Association 1-800-931-2237 (treatment referrals)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
American Obesity Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
Empowered Parents
Growing Kids
TeenGrowth
Kids Gardening
KidsHealth
TeensHealth
Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable


Peter Reynolds cartoon