Saturday, August 01, 2009 - Monday, August 31, 2009
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26	27	28	29	30	31	1 Children's Vision Month Vitamin A helps us to maintain normal vision
2 Summer Nutrition Fun Go Five-Food-Group Fishing	3 National Watermelon Day Read Icy Watermelon / Sandía Fría	4 August 2-8 National Farmers' Market Week Take a field trip to a local farmer's market	5	6 Taste locally grown vegetables with yogurt dip	7 Experience the importance of night vision with Princess Peapod's word hunt in the dark	8 Fun Fact Watermelon is a popular gift for a host in China and Japan
9 Nutrient-rich Foods Foods that give us the most nutrients with the fewest calories - Nutrient-rich foods are Five-Food-Group foods	10 The size of a baseball = A serving of vegetables	11 Summer Nutrition Fun Turn kids into Milk Mustache Celebrities	12 Balance "energy in" from food with "energy out" from physical activity for a healthy weight	13 Have students play Arianna's and Little D's online nutrition games for rainy day fun	14 Check out Little D's and Arianna's Munchable, Gulpable Mad-Libs®-style Tales	15 National Relaxation Day Kick up your heels and enjoy an ice-cold low-fat or fat-free latte
16 Check out the latest Nutrition News	17 Stay in the Know... Sign up for Nutrition Explorations.org eNews updates	18 Fun Fact Berries are packed with tiny seeds so their fiber content is typically higher than other fruits	19 Vitamin A helps us to maintain normal vision	20 Got flavored milk questions? Get answers!	21 Find the Five Food Group handout that fits your students' needs	22 Plan now to celebrate World School Milk Day on September 30
23	24 National Waffle Day Anniversary for the first waffle iron US patent	25 Read a story about how Prince Waffle taught Little D about Grain Group foods	26	27 Milk is a good source of vitamin A – 8 ounces has 10% Daily Value	28 Read about... The Importance of Nutrient-Rich Foods in Planning Nutritious Meals for Children	29 More Herbs, Less Salt Day Plant an herb garden
30 Integrate Nutrition with Language Arts... With Nutrition Expedition classroom programs	31 Physical Activity Teach kids that more is better!	1	2	3	4	5