Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash.

This is a collection of 50 recipes, organized by season, featuring family nutrition education activities. Some recipes are lower fat versions of typical family dishes; others combine food in creative ways. Includes a resource section that contains community resources; hotline numbers, Internet addresses, and sources for additional nutrition information; and healthful eating suggestions.

This book is a summary of all the background and tools needed to utilize the Team Nutrition/Scholastic curricula. Contains brief background information for brushing up on nutrition basics; step-by-step instructions for using the Food Guide Pyramid and food label; lesson-by-lesson planners for integrating the activities into regular classes; tips and jewels of wisdom from teachers who have paved the way; and appendices containing forms, worksheets, etc.

Presents some of the activities schools conducted during Team Nutrition Days in 1997. Team Nutrition Days is a week-long celebration using innovative, interactive activities to teach children that nutrition is the link between agriculture and health. The varied activities presented here educate families about the benefits of getting fit and eating the Food Guide Pyramid way; illustrate the relationship between agriculture, nutrition, and health; stimulate children's interest in healthier eating by means of a tasting party; teach students about nutrition by planting a vegetable and herb garden; involve families in nutrition through a chef contest; etc.