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    5-2-1-0 Resources

    Here are additional resources about nutrition and fitness for children.

    • Websites
    • Books

    Websites

    • MyPlate
      www.choosemyplate.gov
    • We Can!-Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition
      www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/
    • American Dietetic Assocation:
      www.eatright.org
    • American Heart Association
      www.americanheart.org
    • Bad Fats Brothers
      www.badfatsbrothers.com
    • Nutrition Data-Know What You Eat
      www.nutritiondata.com
    • BAM! Body and Mind
      www.bam.gov
    • KidsHealth
      www.kidshealth.org
    • CDC-Nutrition,Physical Activity and Obesity
      www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/
    • Dairy Council of California
      www.dairycouncilofca.org
    • Nutrition Fun for Kids
      www.nutritionforkids.com
    • AAP Obesity Website
      www.aap.org/obesity/index.html
    • Nutrition Explorations
      www.nutritionexplorations.org
    • Network for a HealthyCalifornia- Children's Power Play! Campaign www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CPNS/Pages/ChildrensPowerPlayCampaign.aspx
    • Fruits & Veggies More Matters
      www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
    • Fit for Learning- Resources for Parents
      www.fitforlearning.org/parents.asp
    • 3-A-Day
      www.3aday.org
    • Project Lean
      www.californiaprojectlean.org
    • General Preteen Health Information
      www.pamf.org/preteen
    • Spot the Block! Get Your Food Facts First
      www.cartoonnetwork.com/promos/200804_fda/index.html
    • PBS Kids GO! It's MyLife
      www.pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/foodsmarts/article3.html

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    Books

    A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Road Map to Health,, Sandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP/American Academy of Pediatrics

    The Healthy Lunchbox, Marie McClendon, MEd, and Cristy Shauck

    Child of Mine: Feeding With Love and Good Sense, Ellyn Satter

    Fit Kids, Mary L. Gavin, Steven A. Dowshen, and Neil Izenberg

    Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed With Insight, Humor and a Bottle of Ketchup American Academy of Pediatrics

    Good Enough to Eat - A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition, Lizzy Rockwell

    How to Get Your Kid to Eat‚ But Not Too Much, Ellyn Satter

    KidShape: A Practical Prescription For Helping Your Child Lose Weight, Increase Self-Esteem, Establish Healthy Eating Habits, Have a More Active Lifestyle , Naomi Neufeld, M.D., F.A.C.E.

    Your Child's Weight - Helping Without Harming, Ellyn Satter

    Salad People, Mollie Katzen

    Picture Perfect Weight Loss, Howard Shapiro, MD

    Eat, Play and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School to Healthy Eating For Kids, W. Allan Walker, MD

    How to Teach Nutrition to Kids: An Integrated, Creative Approach to Nutrition Education for Children Ages 6 - 10, Connie Liakos Evers, MS, RD

    Let's Talk About Being Overweight, Melanie Gordon

    Extreme Elvin, Chris Lynch

    Overweight: A Handbook for Teens, Tania Heller

    Get a Healthy Weight for Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Better Eating and Exercise, Brian McCrindle and James Wengle

    Healthy Snack and Fast-Food Choices (Nutrition and Fitness for Teens), Mary Turck

    Helping Your Child Lose Weight the Healthy Way: A Family Approach to Weight Control, Judith Levine

    Helping Your Overweight Child: A Family Guide, Caroline Cederquist

    If Your Child is Overweight: A Guide for Parents, Susan Kosharek

    Overcoming Childhood Obesity, Colleen Thompson and Ellen Shanley

    Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children: What Our Kids Go Through - And How We Can Help, Sylvia Rimm

    The Everything Parent's Guide to the Overweight Child: Help Your Child Lose Weight, Develop Healthy Eating Habits, and Build Self-confidence, Paula Ford-Martin
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