Updated Guidelines in Personalized Nutrition Planner

In 2005 the USDA released the new MyPyramid food guidance system which aligns with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Our newly updated Personal Nutrition Planner incorporates these guidelines to provide you with personalized recommendations based on your age, gender and disease risks.

Try this new tool to learn:

• Your Body Mass Index
• How many calories you need per day
• How many servings you need from each of the food groups
• Specifics about the health benefits of foods, such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables and lowfat dairy foods - What nutrition supplements (if any) are recommended for your age group
• Nutrition recommendations based on your disease risks

The assessment takes only a few minutes to complete and provides a wealth of information tailored just for you.

Back-to-School Food Choices that Make the Grade
The quality of a child's breakfast and lunch will affect their learning during the day. Yet it can be challenging to find healthy foods that children will actually eat. This downloadable PDF, Get Packin . . .Tips for a Healthy Lunch Box provides some realistic suggestions for improving the nutritional quality of their lunch.

Even if a child eats a healthy lunch, they can undo the good by consuming high calorie, low nutritional value foods after school and during recess. These empty calories are often a cause of unwanted weight gain. Choosing foods with high nutrient density (i.e. high nutrients/calories supplied) reduces the likelihood of childhood obesity. Healthy Snacks for School Age Children provides some excellent suggestions for snacks parents can provide for their children.

Revised Materials are Now Available
All Dairy Council of California school programs were revised this summer to align with the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA's MyPyramid food guidance system.

Materials are free for customers in California and available for a low cost for our customers residing outside of California. If you reside outside California and would like to receive a copy of our free catalog, please email us at info(###)dairycouncilofca.org.

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