Background Information for Presenters Eat Smart. Play Hard.(TM) is about making America's children healthier. It's about practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be physically active using MyPyramid. The Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM Campaign messages and materials are fun for children and informative for caregivers...

Background Information for Presenters Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM is about making America's children healthier. It's about practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active. The Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM Campaign messages and materials are fun for children and informative for caregivers. To make your job easier, this ready-to-use script contains messages based on the Food and Nutrition Services cross-program Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM campaign. With the assistance of a helper, Power Panther comes alive during your local and school events. Target audience: 8-10 year old tweens (but may also be used for a wider school-age audience) Examples of events: In-room appearance, school assembly, or after school...

Target Audience Children, ages 11 to 12 Behavior Objectives Children who participate in this activity will: Select healthful drink choices Read and understand the nutrition facts on the...

EAT SMART. PLAY HARD.(TM) is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) Campaign to promote healthy eating and encourage physical activity in children and low-income families. The primary target audience for the Campaign is children ages 8 to 10 eligible to participate in FNS nutrition assistance programs, their parents and other caregivers. However, many of the messages are appropriate for other segments of the FNS target populations and materials are available for other age groups...

A coloring and activity book including facts about Dr. Carver and his contributions to agriculture...

Kids, We need your help to fight an enemy... Bacteria lives on the food you eat if it isn't cooked and handled properly. It also lives on dirty hands. Eeeww! Come with us, and we'll show you how to fight this disgusting enemy. The Food Detectives Fight BAC! game gives kids a fun way to learn about foodborne illness. By listening to music and 'solving cases', 8-12 year-old kids learn key messages about fighting bacteria...

A bookmark with nutritious breakfast ideas...

An activity sheet related to healthy breakfasts, includes a Spanish lanuage version...

Cross-contamination is the scientific word for how bacteria are spread from one food to another. This is especially true when handling raw meat, poultry and seafood, so keep these foods and their juices away from ready-to-eat foods...

A publication dedicated tot he Eat Smart. Play Hard. Campaign. The Eat Smart. Play Hard. Campaign was launched by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to encourage and teach children, parents, and caregivers to eat healthy and be physically active every day. Eat Smart. Play Hard. offers resources and tools to convey and reinforce healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid Food Guidance System...