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Infants & Young Children
For Consumers
Childhood Nutrition
This handout presents moms with basic information on the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years. It lists the nutrients most critical for child development and explains their functions. It also provides tips and strategies for encouraging healthy eating habits for all child development stages: infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. It includes a tasty, child-friendly beef recipe. |
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• In Spanish: Nutrición De Los Niños |
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A Food Guide for the First Five Years
This comprehensive guide features information on planning a well-balanced, nutritious diet for young children and tips for promoting healthful eating habits. It also includes sections on promoting a healthy weight and serving nutritious snacks and beverages. |
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For Health Professionals
Meat as a First Complementary Food
This summary reviews nutrition research on feeding breastfed infants meat as a first complementary food for improved zinc and iron status. |
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Children, Tweens & Teens
For Consumers
The Tween Scene
This handout gives parents and health advisors information to convince tweens that the foods they eat will affect how they look, feel and perform. It lists the nutrients important for tween development and offers tips for healthful snacking and keeping active. It includes an easy, delicious chili recipe.
• In Spanish: El Caso De Los Preadolescentes |
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For Health Professionals
Percent of Boys/Girls NOT Meeting Recommended Amounts of Important Nutrients and
Average Consumption from each Food Group Compared to MyPyramid Recommendations
This resource includes nutrient consumption patterns for 6- to 11-year-olds and 12- to 19-year-olds plus top food sources of nutrients. It also highlights average consumption from each food group by these age groups compared to MyPyramid recommendations. |
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Adults
For Consumers
Relax, Recover, Renew (for women)
This handout offers tips and strategies to help women find balance in their lives and deal with stress. It emphasizes the need for good nutrition and physical activity and the importance of prioritizing and simplifying all facets of life. It includes an easy, convenient dinner recipe.
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Everyday Solutions for Everyday Heroes (for women)
This fact sheet highlights a variety of important behaviors and actions that help women get through their busy days. It focuses on nutrition, sleep and physical activity and how all these elements are critical to a healthy lifestyle. It also includes a convenient and nutritious recipe. |
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The Fitness Connection
This handout emphasizes the benefits of fitness at all stages of life. It offers numerous tips for fitting physical activity into hectic lifestyles. It also includes information on nutrients needed to fuel physical activity and a nutritious recipe for active individuals of all ages. |
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For Health Professionals
Percentages of Individuals Not Meeting the RDA for Specific Nutrients
This resource provides percentages of males and females age 20+ who are not meeting recommended amounts of important nutrients. |
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Pregnancy
For Consumers
A Good Start: Nutrition During Pregnancy
This comprehensive brochure provides guidance for healthful eating during pregnancy as well as tips for rest, exercise, appearance and dental health. |
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Eating for 2?
This fact sheet offers moms-to-be helpful tips for meeting the increased nutritional demands of pregnancy. It features information about nutrients that are especially important for development of a healthy baby during pregnancy and lactation. It also includes tips on coping with the challenges of "morning sickness," increased nutrient demands and safe physical activity during pregnancy and also provides an easy, nutritious beef recipe.
• In Spanish: ¿Comiendo Por 2? |
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Families
For Health Professionals
Enriching Family Mealtimes Tool Kit
A growing body of research shows that regular family mealtimes positively impact children’s physical, mental, behavioral, social and educational development. This tool kit contains everything you need to help families enjoy the benefits of eating together: ready-to-use presentations, handouts and tip sheets, meal planners, easy recipes and more. |
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The Elderly
For Consumers
Power Up for the Good Life with Lean Beef
This handout encourages the consumption of lean protein to prevent sarcopenia and other age-related issues. It also includes a lean beef recipe. |
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For Health Professionals
Lean Protein Can Help People Live Well and Age Vibrantly
This resource translates research regarding protein's role in preventing sarcopenia..
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