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Smart Choices: Healthy Snacks for Home and School
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Smart snacking is a great way to meet daily nutrient requirements that may be missd at meal times. Use these quick and nutritious snack ideas to add nutrients to your diet without adding too many calories.

Smart Choices: Grocery List
grocery list

Use this sample grocery list for eating on the go.

Smart Choices: Five Steps in Handwashing
handwashing

Remember the five steps of handwashing to prevent the spread of infection.

Smart Choices: Parents....Get Straight A's with a Healthy Breakfast
breakfast

Your child's attention, attendance and academic achievement improve with breakfast. Helpful hints for busy parents and quick and easy ideas for breakfast included.

Smart Choices: Give Your Heart a Break
heart
Tips for cutting down on fat and cholesterol.
Smart Choices: Exercise is Fun
exercise
Children should be physically active for 60 minutes every day -- or almost every day. Use these tips to help you get moving.
Smart Choices: The Nifty Thrifty MyPyramid
mypyramid
Use the sample shopping list to help you make thrifty choices.
Smart Choices: Need/Have/Purchase Worksheet
grocery list
My Grocery List: Use with Food Intake Pattern, Smart Choices Cards, Food List, Buying Guide and Menu Planner.
Smart Choices: Nutrients in Fruits and Vegetables
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Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who include more of these foods are less likely to have a risk of chronic diseases.
Smart Choices: Breakfast Helps You Be a Better Student
breakfast
Did you know that eating a morning meal does make a difference in how well you do in school?
Smart Choices: Meal Planning Guide
meal planning guide
Choose foods from each food group every day when planning your meals. Use the sample grocery planning list to help you make thrifty food choices.
Smart Choices: Wake Up to a Healthy Start
breakfast
People who eat breakfast think better, feel peppier, have better attitudes toward school or work and miss fewer days.
Smart Choices: Help Your Heart
help your heart
The foods you eat now can help you have a healthy heart all your life. Eating too much fat when you’re young can lead to heart problems as you grow older. Help your heart by making healthy food choices.
Smart Choices: Fascinating Facts About Milk
milk
You should eat dairy foods three times a day. Word activity and recipe for ice cream included.
Chancellor's Challenge
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