Teacher Resources
Calorie-Charts.net. 2004. http://www.calorie-charts.net/ (accessed July 13, 2008).
This website is easy for students to negotiate with our logging in or setting up an account.
Center, Nutrition Information. Keeping Your Kids Healthy. 2006-2008. http://www.education.com/reference/topic/KeepingKidsHealthy_Nutrition/?cid=60000.0021542&s_kwcid=TC-8364-27785371013-S-2928780513 (accessed July 13, 2008).
Connie Liakos Evers, MS,RD. How to Teach Nutrition to Kids. Portland: 24 Carrot Press, 2006.
A great resource for many kid friendly nutrition activitites.
Department, Tooele County Health. Calories Burned During Activity. http://www.tooelehealth.org/Community_Health/CVD/Calories_Burned.html (accessed July 14, 2008).
This website is kid friendly and contains a large variety of activities. You do not have to set up an account to access information.
Foltos, Les. New Horizons For Learning; Technology and Academic Achievement. December 2002. http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/foltos.htm (accessed July 13, 2008).
Kluger, Jeffrey. "How America's Children Packed On the Pounds." Time, June 23, 2008: 68.
This article contains many facts and statistics that show the magnitude of this growing epidemic.
Mary L Gavin, MD. Kid's Health. March 2007. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/calorie.html (accessed July 13, 2008).
McKay, Sindy. Happy and Healthy. San Anselmo: Treasure Bay Inc., 2002.
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. 2008. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/ (accessed July 12, 2008).
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food An eater's Manifesto. New York: Penguin Press, 2008.
—. In Defense of Food An Eater's Manifesto. New York: Penguin Press, 2008.
Run, Girls on the. Educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of self respect and healthy living. http://www.girlsontherunde.org/ourprogram.html (accessed July 13, 2008).
This website details the information that is available to schools interested in incorporating "Girls on the Run' in their schools.
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Interesting book on the history and prevalence of fast food in the United States.
School of Public health, Univeristy ofCalifornia, Berkeley. Children and Weight: What Communities Can Do. http://cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/activities/child_weight2.shtml (accessed July 15, 2008).
Great suggestions for families to create healthier lifestyles.
Walt Larimore, MD, MPH,RD,LD Sherri Flynt, and Steve Halliday. Super Sized Kids; How to Rescue Your Child From the Threat of Obesity. New York: Time Warner Book Group, 2005.
An excellent resource to share with parents. This book has many healthy choices that adults can expose to students in order to start them on the road to a healthy lifestyle.
Walter C. Wllett, M.D., and Patrick J. Skerrett. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy; The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating. New York: Free Press, 2001.
Great resource to learn about the building blocks of nutrition.
Wiggins, Grant, and JayMcTighe. Understanding By Design. Prentice Hall, 2001.
William V. Tamborlane, MD. The Yale Guide to Children's Nutrition. New Haven: Yale University, 1997.
Good source for specific details regarding children's nutrional and activity goals.
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