RESOURCES

Eating Right

Eating sensibly and feeling well go hand-in-hand. This book offers information on basic nutrition and guidelines for planning meals, eating "on the run" or in a restaurant, grocery shopping, and safe food handling. Written in collaboration with the American Institute for Preventive Medicine.

The book is part of the FYI (For Your Information) series of books from New Readers Press that are centered around vital issues affecting the physical and emotional well-being of adults and children.

For information on how to obtain a copy of this book, or on the FYI series, contact:

New Readers Press
Box 131
Syracuse, NY 13210
(800) 448-8878

Building for the Future:
Nutrition Guidance for the child
Nutrition Programs

This publication was developed by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was patterned after the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which forms the basis for nutrition policy for the Federal Government. The meals listed in this booklet reflect current dietary guidelines for all Child Nutrition Programs and is part of the continuing nationwide effort to improve children's health.

For more information on this publication, contact:

Food and Nutrition Service, USDA Nutrition and Technical
Services Division
3101 Park Center Drive, Rm. 607 Alexandria, VA 22302

Publications From the
Government Printing
Office

Making Healthy Food Choices. From the Department of Agriculture, this booklet contains information about the dietary guidelines for Americans, the Food Guide Pyramid, weight control, cholesterol, tips on feeding young children, and tips on shopping for food. S/N 001-000-045920. $1.50 per copy.

Preparing Foods and Planning Menus Using the Dietary Guidelines. Contains tips for cooking with less sugar, fat, and sodium; a daily guide to food choices; making the menu fit the family; and recipe ideas. S/N 00 1-000-04527-0. $2.50 per copy.

Shopping for Food and Making Meals in Minutes Using the Dietary Guide lines. Describes quick meal hints, tips on reading food labels, an aisle-by-aisle shopping guide, and 18 timesaving recipes. S/ N 001-000-04529-6. $3.00 per copy.

To purchase these publications, include the stock number of the publication, make a check payable to the Superintendent of Documents, and mail the request to:

United States Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
P. 0. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954

Snack-N-Good Foods

This brochure explains the value of eating healthy snacks. From the American Society of Dentistry it is part of a series of brochures and videotapes on children's dental health. A video is also available. Other topics in the series are emergency first aid for teeth, the dental benefits of fluorides, development of children's teeth, and the benefits of X-raying teeth.

Developed by pediatric dentists, these brochures and videos quickly explain dental topics to patients and parents in easy-to-understand language to help develop an effective program of preventive dental care for children.

For more information, or to obtain a copy of the brochure, contact:

American Society of Dentistry for Children
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 1430
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 637-ASDC
(312) 943-5341 Fax

From the National
Black Child Development Institute

The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) works to ensure that African-American children and their families receive quality early childhood education, health care, child welfare services, and education. In collaboration with the National Head Start Association they publish Child Health Talk, a newsletter which contains health and nutrition hints, articles, and information for parents.

For more information on this organization, or on their publications, contact:

NBCDI
1023 115th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 387-1281

The Food and Drug Administration/U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Food
Labeling Education Information center

This government organization offers activities and materials relevant to food labeling education.
For more information, contact:

FDA - Office of Public Affairs
5600 Fishers Lane, HFE-88
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-3220

For information on slides, or to borrow videos or negatives, contact:

FDA - Office of Public Affairs
5600 Fishers Lane, HFI-40
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-3220

Resources for More
Information on the
Dietary Guidelines

Do you want to know more about Dietary Guidelines and the foods you eat?

Contact:

The Human Nutrition Information Service (HNIS) for a list of current publications on Guidelines-related topics. The address is:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
HNIS, 6505 Belcrest Road
Room 328A
Hyattsville, MD 20782

The National Institutes of Health for publications on Guidelines topics. The address is:

National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 4A21
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892

Your county Cooperative Extension Service home economist or a nutrition professional in your local public health department, hospital, dietetic association, diabetes association, heart association, or cancer society.

Your local library for cookbooks containing recipes to help lower fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sugars, and salt.

Source: "Dietary Guidelines for Americans" pamphlet, USDA, Home and Garden Bulletin No. 253-1, July 1993.

Home and Garden Bulletins Nos. 253-1 through 253-8 cover all seven Dietary Guidelines, along with helpful hints and recommendations for other nutrition information materials that consumers can obtain.

These Bulletins are for sale as a set by contacting the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSPO, Washington, DC 20402 -9328.

From the National
Maternal and child
Health clearinghouse

The National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse offers publications on nutrition, maternal health, infant health, child health, adolescent health, children with special health care needs, and on maternal and child health services and programs. Some of the publications they offer are:

Most publications are in English, but some are available in Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.

For more information on these and other publications, contact:

NMCHC
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 600
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 821-8955, Ext. 254
(703) 821-2098

Center For Science In The Public Interest (CSPI)
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009-5728
(202) 332-9110

CSPI

Part of the credit for the current interest in good nutrition belongs to CSPI.

In the 1970's, this organization began publishing the links between diets high in fat, sugar, sodium, and refined grains, and diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and heart disease.

CSPI has worked to stop deceptive advertising campaigns, achieved restrictions on unsafe food additives, and obtained improved food labeling.

They offer many materials to the public, including:

Nutrition Action Health letter: Contains vital information for smarter eating; brand-name listings of fat, cholesterol, sugar, sodium, and fiber in foods; menu plans; and healthful and easy recipes.

"Chemical Cuisine" and "Nutrition Scoreboard": These colorful, fact-packed nutrition and exercise posters are good for homes and classrooms.

CSPI also has hand-held counters for calories, fat and saturated fat, additives, sodium, sugar, and fiber; books on safe food, fast food, and healing foods; and software with nutrition information on more than 5,500 foods.


Kids Against Junk Food, a nationwide group for kids and teens who are committed to healthy eating, is also a CSPI organization.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ACF/ACYF/HSB
Washington, DC 20201

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