Articles:

National 5 A Day for Better Health Program
- The National 5 A Day for Better Health Program, initiated in 1991, is a large-scale public-private partnership between the fruit and vegetable industry and the U. S. federal government. The Program goal is to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables by all Americans to 5 to 9 servings every day. [More]

Fad-Free Weight Control:
-Switch from looking for major dietary overhauls to recognizing how differences of just 50 calories can add up to significant weight loss.

Resources:

MyPyramid
-USDA has released the MyPyramid food guidance system. MyPyramid.gov is your access point for the USDA food guidance system. Along with the new MyPyramid symbol, the system provides many options to help Americans make healthy food choices and to be active every day.

Finding Your Way to a Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans: - This is a brochure that will help you make healthy nutrition choices based upon the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005

USDA's Team Nutrition
- Team Nutrition provides an integrated, behavior-based, coordinated approach for promoting the nutritional health of the Nation's school children. Team Nutrition involves schools, classrooms, foodservice, the home, community and media to reach children where they live, learn and play.

Easy and Friendly Nutrition Guidlines from the Center for Disease Control

Classes:

Cooking the 5-A-Day Way. Free Cooking Nutrition Class

(Call Karen Muntzert, Teller County Public Health at 687-6416 to register and for further information)