National Nutrition Month®

Posted by Carolyn Martin on March 9th, 2017 Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances

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March is National Nutrition Month and your libraries or organizations might wish to incorporate programs and services and links to information in the communities you serve. Here are some resources which provide not only nutritional information but but tip sheets, videos, lesson plans and more to help encourage healthier communities.

National Nutrition Month® Put Your Best Fork Forward
National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Put Your Best Fork Forward” is this year’s theme which reminds us to start with small changes in our eating habits – one forkful at a time. Making small changes during National Nutrition Month® and over time, helps improve health now and into the future. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics provides games, videos, tips as well as a Celebration Toolkit with resources and ideas for school, work and at home. Go to the website to learn more http://www.eatright.org/resources/national-nutrition-month

MyPlate is Here for You During National Nutrition Month!®
Join MyPlate this spring in celebrating a favorite topic, nutrition! You’ll find videos, interactive tools, tip sheets, ideas for eating on a budget and even posters and lesson plans for schools. Whether you are a dietitian, educator, parent, or someone who is just trying to eat a bit better, ChooseMyPlate.gov has resources to help you achieve your healthy eating goals this month, and all year long. Learn more at https://www.choosemyplate.gov/national-nutrition-month

Nutrition.gov
Nutrition.gov is a government resource which serves as a gateway to authoritative information regarding nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers. Though it doesn’t have specific information for observing National Nutrition Month® it does provide links to information such as finding information about:

• dietary supplements
• calories and nutrients in food
• weight management
• meal planning, shopping and cooking tips

Fine more at https://www.nutrition.gov/

MedlinePlus
A wealth of nutrition information is available at MedlinePlus. In the health topics section is a category titled “Food and Nutrition” at https://medlineplus.gov/foodandnutrition.html. Clicking on that will take you to a list of information regarding specific vitamins, nutrients, diets, as well as nutrition for specific populations such as children and seniors. Some information is available in other languages but you may find Health Reach a better resource for multiple language information at https://healthreach.nlm.nih.gov/searchindex/Nutrition