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Grains breakfast.
Read
-Oatmeal, foodrice,
bread, labels; avoid and
spaghetti,
ingredients like hydrogenated
crackers.
oil & high fructose corn syrup.
Vegetables
-Broccoli, spinach, potatoes,
carrots, and corn.
Fruits
-Bananas, peaches, apples,
berries, and tomatoes.

Happy
Dairy
-Milk, yogurt, cheese, and ice
cream (yum!)
Protein

Healthy
-Beans, nuts, chicken, fish, turkey,
and eggs.

Whole Foods Foundation

Kids
WholeKidsFoundation.org

U.S Department of Agriculture

www.usda.gov

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

www.earight.org
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Nutrients for Kids Skewers with Yogurt
Across
Dip
1.Choose your favorite fruits
(berries, pineapple, kiwi,
4. Spinach, green beans, broccoli
6. Apple, banana, orange
apples, oranges, etc.)
8. For healthy teeth and bones and cut them into equal-size
9. Source of calcium chunks.
10. Simple carbohydrates 2.Thread them onto wooden
skewers.
Down 3.Dip 'em into nonfat vanilla
yogurt or a mix of ½ cup
1. Makes up to 60% of body weight nonfat plain yogurt with 1
2. Helps digest other foods 3. Builds teaspoon honey.
muscles
5. Complex carbohydrates
For more recipes visit:
7. Units of energy WholeKidsFoundation.org

EAT THE RAINBOW

• RED • Orange/
yellow
carrots,
strawberrie
cantaloupe,
s, apples,
oranges,
tomatoes,
squash,
watermelon,
pumpkin,
peppers
papaya

asparagus,
spinach, blueberries,
peas, kale, beets,
brocolli, blackberries,
cabbage, eggplant
cucumbers
• Green • Blue/Pu
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