Fact: Eating more whole grains may help reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Useful Links

Nutrition, Physical Activity and School Wellness Resources:

Bay Area Nutrition And Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC)
Support materials for developing school wellness policies and information about local nutrition and physical activity events

Bay Area Region Nutrition Network
Links to resources such as 5-A-DAY Campaigns, Physical Activity Promotion, Food Security Programs, and School Trainings

Bay Area 5-A-Day Campaign – Power Play!
Nutrition education materials, technical assistance for teachers/after-school programs, and links to community resources

California Food Policy Advocates
Food policy and child nutrition program updates related to improving access to nutritious and affordable food

California Adolescent Nutrition And Fitness Program (CANFIT)
Resources, ideas and lesson plans for improving the nutrition and physical activity status of California’s low income low-income African American, American Indian, Latino, Asian American, and Pacific Islander youth 10-14 years old

California Obesity Prevention Plan
State of California’s strategic plan and recommendations to address the obesity epidemic through the public, private, philanthropic and voluntary sectors

California Project Lean
School wellness policy tools, fact and tip sheets on healthy eating and physical activity, lesson plans and Spanish language materials

Center For Ecoliteracy
Tools for improving school lunch, developing wellness policies, and building school gardens

Fit Source
Resources for childcare and after-school programs to incorporate nutrition and physical activity: lesson plans, healthy recipes, and information for parents

Food Guide Pyramid
USDA recommendations for a healthy diet

Harvest Of The Month
Toolkit to increase access to and knowledge of fresh California-grown produce and to encourage youth to develop preference for fruits and vegetables

Sports 4 Kids
Play and physical activity programming for recess, after-school sports, and sports leagues

UC  Berkeley Center For Weight And Health
Resources for lesson plans, tools and materials for promoting nutrition, health and physical activity

Sustainable Table
Sustainable Table celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food.

Eat Well Guide
Find farms, markets, restaurants and more

Environmental Council of Marin
Information and tools for starting a school garden

USDA Food and Nutrition Services
Provides children and adults of all ages with nutrition education materials on how to improve their diets and their lives.

Kids Gardening
Resources for teachers on how to encourage children to make good food choices, augmenting classroom studies with experiential learning, building a love of nature, stimulating social interaction, facilitating cultural exchange, and more.

Nutrition Data
Detailed nutrition information, plus unique analysis tools that tell you more about how foods affect your health and make it easier to choose healthy foods.

Nutrition Explorations: Educators
Nutrition Education resources for educators including a focus on school wellness , nutrition news and classroom lesson plans.

Nutrition Explorations: Food Service Professionals
Resources for food service professionals helpful for making the classroom and cafeteria connection in schools.

Action for Healthy Kids
Action for Healthy Kids works collaboratively with our state-based Teams and Partner organizations to develop and distribute innovative programs to create school environments that support health and academic achievement.

Center for Science in the Public Interest: Nutrition Policy
Background for policies related to school lunch programs, nutrition and funding 

Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Provides news and policy background related to food and health

School Nutrition Association
Research and information on the latest trends, factors and issues impacting school nutrition