Helps young people acquire independent cooking skills to promote healthy food choices and good nutrition. The science experiments help students understand the functions of the ingredients used to make yeast breads. Twenty recipes include rolls, pretzels, pizza snack sticks, pitas and Cornell Bread. There are activities for food and kitchen safety, a grain glossary and a list of additional resources. Suitable for display on athletic program bulletin boards.
Coaches can hang the poster in the locker room and give handouts to students to take home.
Reminds everyone of the foods that young athletes should eat. For use with low-income families. Discusses food sources of fat, health implications of high-fat diets, the role of fat in children's diets, and ways to reduce fat. This booklet introduces the USDA pyramid that illustrates the food guidance system developed by USDA and supported by the Department of Health and Human Services. Covers the effect of eating habits, and nutrition, on athletic performance.