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# Ready-to-use Education

Access ready-to-use nutrition education materials that can enhance and improve your program’s nutrition education offerings. 

##  Quick Guides

                    - Healthy Eating Plate — Harvard University guide for creating healthy, balanced meals
                    - Oral Health Guide for Older Adults  — Tips and resources for maintaining oral health
                    - Farmers' Market Tips and Tricks  — Tips for making the most of shopping at the farmers' market

##  Tools & Toolkits

                    - Seasonal and Regional Produce Chart  — Tool to help programs see what types of produce are in season in their region
                    - Nutrition Education Calendar  — Nutrition education topics and resources for a 12-month calendar year
                    - Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Nutrition Education — Nutrition education  materials for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN)
                    - My Native Plate  — IHS tool for selecting balanced meals
                    - Oral Health Social Media Toolkit                       - Photos (.zip)
                      - Suggested text 

##  Resources

                    - Activities & Games                       - BINGO cards from GWaar                         - Added Sugar BINGO
                        - Gut Heath BINGO
                        - Holiday Meals BINGO
                        - Magnesium BINGO
                        - Potassium BINGO 
                      - Crack the Code                          - Crack the Code – Word Sheet 
                      - Jeopardy — Public platform to create your own game ( note: we cannot guarantee the accuracy of premade game answers on the platform )
                      - Farmers Market Scavenger Hunt — Game from USU
                      - Learning in the Kitchen — Food and nutrition-related games from NWT Literacy Council 
                    - Choose My Plate Dietary Guidelines (YouTube) — Basic Dietary Guidelines information from ACI Specialty Benefits
                    - USDA's MyPlate — USDA tool with tips and resources to support healthy dietary patterns                       - Choose MyPlate for a Healthy Meal — Recommendations on amounts for protein, vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy
                      - Healthy Eating for Older Adults — Guide to using MyPlate for Older Adults
                      - MyPlate Infographics — Shareables on meals and food facts
                      - MyPlate Print Materials — Printable tip sheets and resources
                      - MyPlate Videos — Short videos to help you get started                         - MyPlate, MyWins at Dinner (YouTube) — Video showing how to make small, practical changes at dinner
                        - Start Simple with MyPlate (YouTube) — Overview of MyPlate
                        - What’s Your Healthy Eating Style? (YouTube) — Tips on finding a healthy eating style that works for you 
                    - Dietary Guidelines for Americans — Guidance from the USDA on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient needs, promote health, and prevent disease                       - Added Sugars — How to cut down on added sugars                         - Top Sources of Added Sugars — Top sources and average intake 
                      - Build a Healthy Eating Routine as You Get Older — Tools specific to and designed for older adults
                      - Current Intakes: Ages 60 and Older — Average daily food group intakes compared to recommended intake ranges
                      - Customizing the Dietary Guidelines Framework — Fact sheet showing examples of the range of options in each food group
                      - Diet Across the Lifespan — Fact sheet showing benefits of healthy eating at various life stages
                      - Dietary Intakes Compared to Recommendations — Graphic showing percent of U.S. population at or above each dietary goal
                      - Eat Healthy to Be Healthy — Infographic about the benefits of following the DGAs
                      - Make Healthy Drink Choices — Fact sheet about beverages
                      - Making Healthy Choices: One Day at a Time — Tips and recipes for nutrient dense choices
                      - Making Nutrient-Dense Choices: One Food or Beverage at a Time — Examples of nutrient-dense replacements for typical foods
                      - Making Nutrient-Dense Choices: One Meal at a Time — Infographic comparing a typical burrito bowl to a nutrient-dense one
                      - Saturated Fats — How to cut back on saturated fats                         - Saturated Fats — Top sources and average intake 
                      - Sodium — How to reduce sodium intake                         - Sodium — Top sources and average intake 
                      - The Guidelines — Quick tips for making every bite count with the DGAs
                      - Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the DGAs — Quick tips related to the 2020-2025 DGAs 
                    - Words on Wellness — Newsletters developed by ISU Extension dietitians about nutrition, exercise, and food safety

*Last modified on 01/17/2024*

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