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snacks
Smart Choices: Healthy Snacks for Home and School
Smart snacking is a great way to meet daily nutrient requirements that may be missd at meal times. Use these quick and nutritious snack ideas to add nutrients to your diet without adding too many calories.
breakfast
Smart Choices: Parents....Get Straight A's with a Healthy Breakfast
Your child's attention, attendance and academic achievement improve with breakfast. Helpful hints for busy parents and quick and easy ideas for breakfast included.
grocery list
Smart Choices: Grocery List
Use this sample grocery list for eating on the go.
mypyramid
Smart Choices: The Nifty Thrifty MyPyramid
Use the sample shopping list to help you make thrifty choices.
grocery list
Smart Choices: Need/Have/Purchase Worksheet
My Grocery List: Use with Food Intake Pattern, Smart Choices Cards, Food List, Buying Guide and Menu Planner.
heart
Smart Choices: Give Your Heart a Break
Tips for cutting down on fat and cholesterol.
meal planning guide
Smart Choices: Meal Planning Guide
Choose foods from each food group every day when planning your meals. Use the sample grocery planning list to help you make thrifty food choices.
nutrients
Smart Choices: Nutrients in Fruits and Vegetables
Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who include more of these foods are less likely to have a risk of chronic diseases.
breakfast
Smart Choices: Wake Up to a Healthy Start
People who eat breakfast think better, feel peppier, have better attitudes toward school or work and miss fewer days.
fruit
Smart Choices: Fruit - Two Will Do
Adults need at least 2 cups of fruit daily. Use these tips to get more fruit in your diet.
eating on the go
Smart Choices: Scout Out Healthy Fast Foods
Eating on the go can be a challenge if you're trying to make smart choices. This fact sheet provides information to help you find healthier fast foods or snacks, including tips on foods to eat more often, foods to avoid and snacks you can take along. It also stresses reading the nutrition information label when selecting snacks.
managing food dollars
Smart Choices: Managing Your Food Dollars
Have you ever had a month when you ran out of food dollars? Careful planning and shopping can help you buy more food with the dollars you have to spend. Use these tips so you and your family can get the nutrition you need to be healthy.
cereal
Smart Choices: Shopping the Cereal Aisle
It can be quite an adventure to shop the cereal aisle! With a little know-how, you can discover cereals that are high in fiber, nutrients and phytochemicals.
walking
Smart Choices: Walking
Walking briskly can be a great exercise. You don’t have to worry too much about injuries, and walking can fit into almost any schedule. Sample 12-week walking program included.
measurement conversions
Smart Choices: Measurement Conversions
This chart helps you convert ounces to teaspoons, teaspoons to tablespoons, cups to pints or quarts, etc.
is it done yet
Smart Choices: Is it done yet?
Use this chart of USDA's recommended safe minimum internal terperatures to prepare your foods safely.
microwaving
Smart Choices: General Microwaving Tips
Follow these guidelines to fix it fast.
thrifty food rules
Smart Choices: Thrifty Food Rules
Follow these rules to be a smart shopper.
buying guide
Smart Choices: Buying and Storage Guide for Fresh Foods
When foods don't have a label, it's difficult to figure out how much to buy. Use this buying guide as a reference. Use the storage guide for keeping the foods you buy fresh and safe. Save money by managing your refrigerator and pantry.
thrifty choices
Smart Choices: Don't Waste a Dollar
A list of foods that cost a dollar or less in Louisiana in 2007.
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