Fun Tips
Using the dietary guidelines at home
The US Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines can help children select foods to grow, be healthy and do well in school. Here are 10 ideas to help you follow the dietary guidelines and get lots of exercise.
1: Fuel up on fruit
Eat a fruit for a snack or with a meal. Try orange smiles (slices), a fruit kabob or 100 percent fruit juice.
2: Vary your vegetables
Bit on beans and broccoli, crunch on carrots, corn and cauliflower.
3: Grab grains
Devour spaghetti, rice, cereal or other grains for power.
4: Blast off with breakfast
It doesn't have to be boring - feast on leftovers, peanut butter and bananas on toast. Use your imagination!!
5: Move your muscles
Be more active every day. Climb stairs, walk to school, play your air guitar!
6: Find the fat
Check out the food label to help you pick foods lower in fat.
7: Snack smart
Try a milk smoothie - blend lowfat milk or plain yogurt with fruit or juice - that's smart yet satisfying!
8: Pick from the pyramid
Total up your numbers of servings from the five major food groups from the food guide pyramid.
9: Try new tastes
Have a new food each day. Try a new vegetable, like jicama; taste yogurt, pita bread, dried apricots, turkey sausage...
10: Map out low fat meat meals
Pick out a new recipe using lean port or beef, tofu, beans or chicken; add foods to the shopping list or help cook.
