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Celebrate Fruits & Veggies More Matters Month! View and download the following materials in PDF:

Can You Name These Worldly Fruits and Vegetables Worksheet
Adult Recipe Cards
Child Recipe Cards
Explore the World with Fruits and Vegetables Brochure
Fruits and Veggies: We Want More Poster


Links to Nutrition and Physical Activity Resources:

2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Summary

Access to Healthy Food - National Conference of State Legislatures.

American Cancer Society - Great American Eat Right Challenge

American Heart Association

Because We Care, Healthy Ideas for a Healthy Workplace Newsletter [PDF] - American Cancer Society.

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity

Childhood Obesity - An Overview of Policy Options in Legislation for 2003-2004 - National Conference of State Legislatures.

Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: Living Well - Take Charge of Your Health [PDF].

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Eat Smart Be Fit Maryland - University of Maryland Department of Public and Community Health

Eat Smart Maryland - Maryland Department of Education.

Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life - joint project of the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association.

Food and Drug Administration

Food and Fitness Matter: Raising Healthy, Active Kids (Video and Guidebook) - Parents Action for Children.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

    - SNAP-ED Connection
    - Healthy Meals Resource System
    - WIC Works Resource System

Food Safety Information Center

Get Fit Maryland - University of Maryland.

Kent on the Move Newsletter - Kent County, Maryland

Maryland Academy of Pediatrics

Maryland Government Councils

Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Nutrition & Physical Activity Program

Maryland State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness

More Than Numbers: Overweight & Obesity in Maryland [PDF] - Presentation by Cheryl DePinto at the Obesity Symposium (June 2007).

MyPyramid.Gov (replaces Food Guide Pyramid) - U.S. Department of Agriculture.

National Institutes of Health

School Nutrition Association

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A Visit to the Farmers' Market - Brain Child Books.

We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) - National Institutes of Health