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Best Bones Forever! – This web site offers information for young women on the importance of eating calcium-rich foods. It also contains information on weight-bearing activities and ways to prevent osteoporosis (bone disease).
BAM! Food & Nutrition – Click on this link for interactive games, advice on packing a healthy lunch, and recipes for nutritious and tasty snacks.
Eating Disorders Information Sheet: How to Help a Friend – If you think your friend has an eating disorder, this publication will give you advice on how you can get help for your friend.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. – Check out this site to get nutrition tips and download cool emoticons and e-cards.
Milk Matters for Kids! – Do you think that calcium isn't important for you? Think again! You need calcium now more than any other time in your life. The games and activities on this page will help you to learn more about calcium and why it's important for strong bones and healthy teeth. You'll also find out how much calcium you need every day and what foods you can eat to get calcium.
My Bright Future: Physical Activity and Healthy Eating for Young Women – This booklet will help you learn about healthy eating and physical activity. With the help of your doctor, it will also show you what areas might need some improvement and how to set and reach your goals.
MyPyramid Blast Off Game – Use this interactive computer game to reach Planet Power by fueling your rocket with food and physical activity. "Fuel" tanks for each food group can help you keep track of how your choices fit into a healthy diet.
Nutrition.gov – This web site links to Federal organizations that have information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety.
Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenagers Guide to Better Health – This guide, especially for teens, gives tips on how to eat healthy and stay physically active.
Fast Food Facts (Copyright © CYWH) – Check this article out to learn all about fast food, including tips that can help you select healthier choices when eating out.
Food and Nutrition (Copyright © Kids Health) – Got a question about your nutrition? It's probably answered here by one of the experts at Kids Health. Browse through the list of articles to find the information you are looking for.
Healthy Eating for Teens (Copyright © CYWH) – This publication contains information on how to eat healthy as a teen. It includes tips on getting enough food, preparing healthy foods, and paying attention to how much you eat and how nutritious your food choices are.
Kidnetic – Kidnetic.com is a web site that communicates healthy eating and active living information in meaningful and useful ways to kids aged 9-12 and their families. Kidnetic.com is intended to encourage kids and their families to begin the process of behavior change toward healthy lifestyles.
Nutrition Cafe (Copyright © Pacific Science Center) – Take on the role of Inspector Snarfengood and investigate the missing nutrient in each victims' diet. The Nutrition Café has this and other fun games and quizzes about nutrition.
Nutrition Explorations (Copyright © National Dairy Council) – Want to play Monster Nutrition, a game where you use a catapult to feed nutritious foods to Mungo the monster? This web site has this and other fun games and activities that are not only fun but help you learn about nutrition.
Smart-Mouth.org – This web site gives tips and recipes for healthy eating. It also has a nutrition calculator so you can learn how many calories are in your favorite foods.
Sports and Nutrition: Fueling Your Performance (Copyright © CYWH) – Read this article to learn about the importance of staying well hydrated, eating a variety of foods, and remembering to eat before and after exercise.
Teen Nutrition (Copyright © Michigan State University) – This fact sheet gives tips on how to get enough calcium and iron and how to eat healthy when eating out.
Healthyfridge.org – When you're home and your stomach starts growling, where's the first place you go? The fridge, of course! But before you grab some ice cream or chocolate cake, try your hand at the "Healthy Fridge" Quiz to learn about some "better-for-you" food choices.
Fruits and Veggies More Matters: The Fruit and Veggies More Matters Health Initiative suggests simple ways to add more fruits and veggies to every eating occasion.
Vegetarian Diets in Teenagers (Copyright © Michigan State University) – This publication explains how you can plan a healthy vegetarian diet that includes all the important nutrients.
Vegetarianism in Teens (Copyright © Palo Alto Medical Foundation) – This article explains why some teens decide to become vegetarians and how to make sure that if you are vegetarian you are getting the nutrition you need to stay healthy.
igohugo.org – Make the pledge to go healthy at this web site. Post your pledge, log in, watch videos, play games, and more!

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