Educational Materials

• USDA Plate
• 2011 F as in Fat report
• Meals in Balance
• Healthy Portion Size and Plate
• MHA's Michigan Healthy Food Work Group Brochures
  • Foods for your Child, 1-2 years old
  • Foods for your Child, 3-5 years old
  • Foods for your Child, 6-11 years old
• MHA's Michigan Healthy Food Work Group Tray Mats
  • Toddler Tray Mat
  • Preschooler Tray Mat
  • School Age Tray Mat
• Toolkits
  • Eat right. Be active. Get healthy. Toolkit
    • A booklet and separate brochures that includes age-appropriate nutrition, portions, plating, cooking tips, recipes, explanations of growth and healthy weights, and the 5-2-1-0 concept.
  • Good Health Club toolkit
    • This Contains handouts in 4 age groups that include age appropriate feeding/nutrition guidelines; uses the plate concept and 5-2-1-0 concept adapted by age and has a screening tool that explains BMI and risk for overweight and obesity.
• Calculate children and teen body mass index with explanations of BMI percentile for the age

Resources for Patients and Visitors

Star 1

• Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adolescents (American Heart Association, 2005)
• 10 Ways to Create a Healthy Food Environment at Home (Weight Loss Success Lifestyles, 2009)
• Putting the Fast in Breakfast (International Food Information Council Foundation, 2009)

Star 2

• The Use and Misuse of Fruit Juice in Pediatrics (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2001)

Star 3

• Dietitians Key in Taking Hospital Room Service to a More Healthful Level (Today’s Dietitian, 2010)
• Fast Food Menus with Calorie Information Lead to Lower Calorie Selections for Young Children (Seattle Children’s Hospital, 2010)

Star 4

• Michigan Farmers Market Association — Listing of Michigan markets and those that accept EBT/Bridge Cards and Project Fresh coupons.
• Eat Local, Buy Local, Be Local Web page
• Michigan Good Food website
• Michigan Good Food Charter — Vision for Michigan’s food and agriculture system and outlines where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, etc.
• Local Harvest website