Nourishing Children with Books.
Select story books to promote the Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid. All foods can fit. Balance the food you eat with physical activity.
Dietary Guidelines
Aim for fitness
Aim for a healthy weight
Be physically active each day
Build a healthy base
Let the Pyramid guide your food choices.
Choose a variety of grains daily, especially whole grains.
Choose a variety of fruits and vegetables daily.
Keep food safe to eat.
Choose sensibly
Choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fat.
Choose beverages and foods to moderate your intake of sugars.
Choose and prepare foods with less salt.
If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation.
Select books at an appropriate reading level.
Reading Level
Clear pictures to tell the story with or without words.
Language/phrases repeated over and over or rhyming.
Predictable (the reader can tell what is coming.)
Select books that incorporate culturally diverse ways of interacting and making decisions about food choices.
Diversity
Incorporate customs and celebrations of the child’s family, community and other cultures.
Include majority and minority cultures in similar positions.
Show diversity and avoid stereotypical gender roles.
Feature cultures in daily living and not just special times. Cultural tourism (Thanksgiving Indians and Winter Eskimos) introduces misconceptions of an ethnic group and reinforces ethnic stereotypes.
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