Thursday, January 01, 2009 - Saturday, January 31, 2009
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28	29	30	31	1 Happy New Year! Make Nutrient-Rich New Year's Resolutions (PDF)	2 Research Finding Fast-food kids' meals that include milk and fruit are more likely to meet nutrition guidelines	3 National Oatmeal Month Fun Fact Milk is the most popular oatmeal topping
4 Nutrition News Read about the AAP's new vitamin D recommendations for kids	5 Send home January Fun Facts (PDF) newsletter this week	6 Get into the Game Score touchdowns for healthy snacks as a tie in to Super Bowl XLIII	7	8 Plan now... Have a dental health challenge for February Children's Dental Health Month	9 Family Fit Lifestyle Month Send home the Centers for Disease Control's Physical Activity Parent Brochure	10 Take the... President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports online Adult Fitness Test
11 Calcium and vitamin D work together to build strong bones	12 Calling All Breakfast Superheroes Learn more about the National School Breakfast Week Design a Superhero Contest	13 Nutrition News The AAP recommends that children consume only milk or water between meals for good dental health	14 Nutrition Fact Oats provide soluble fiber that can help lower cholesterol	15 School Wellness Check out the Call to Leadership: Elevating School Wellness to a Higher Level Web cast	16 'Follow the Mover' Today Lead kids on these stretch breaks between subjects	17 2nd and 4th Teachers Enroll for Little D's Nutrition Expedition® and Arianna's Nutrition Expedition™ programs
18 Healthy Weight Week Enjoying 3-A-Day™ of Dairy as part of a nutrient-rich, balanced diet may help adults maintain a healthy weight	19 New! Nutrition and Physical Activity Lessons Teach kids to balance 'energy in' with 'energy out'	20 Celebrate Inauguration Day Make red, white and blue yogurt parfaits	21 Research Finding Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with 3 daily milk serving may result in greater lean body mass and increased height in children	22	23 Teach the... Label It Nutrition Activity Have kids rank Food Models by nutrient content	24 Nutrition Fun 1 cup of milk provides as much potassium as a small banana
25 Nutrient Fact Potassium helps maintain normal blood pressure and is needed for muscle contraction	26 Chinese New Year Read The Runaway Rice Cake by Ying Chang Compestine	27 Play... Interactive, online games to review and reinforce classroom nutrition learning	28	29 Practice Classifying Foods... With the What Belongs and What Doesn't activity	30 NEW Lessons! Teach kids to Make Breakfast Count	31