Spring-Ford Area School District

Spring-Ford Area School District, with support from the Pottstown Health and Wellness Foundation and The Food Trust, will continue their focus on healthy choices for nutrition.  Some of the activity worksheets below will be shared with Spring-Ford students in the coming months.  Each month will have a particular focus.  Enjoy exploring them with your family at home! 

• What is MISSION NUTRITION?

• 10 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Eat Veggies

• My Pyramid Coloring Sheet

• My Pyramid for Kids

• My Pyramid Worksheet

Tune in monthly to find out more about incorporating more fruits and vegetables into your life!  Click on the links for information and fun activities! 

February - Good Food For Good Health! 

February's Featured Fruit and Vegetable - Cherries and Sweet Potatoes

• Cherry Coloring Activity

• Cherry Fact Sheet

• Cherry Word Search

• Fresh Northwest Cherry Salsa Recipe!

• Spiced Cherry Popcorn Mix

• Grow a Sweet Potato Vine

• Sweet Potato Scramble Activity

• Sweet Potato Fact Sheet

• Sweet Potato Fun Facts

• Sweet Potato Delights

 March - Food Groups: Eat a Rainbow!

Check back soon for activities and information!

Previous Issues of Spring-Ford's Nutrition Newsletter PLATTER CHATTER

December's Issue of Platter Chatter

Previous Issue - Focus on Fruits and Vegetables

For information on creating a nutritional environment in your home visit the following links:

www.eatright.org                       The American Dietetic Association's link to nutrition and health

www.healthyfridge.org                Prevent the start of heart disease in children with tips from this site

www.mypyramid.gov                   Newly revised food pyramid!!! 

www.teamnutrition.usda.gov        Ideas for building lifelong healthy eating habits              

http://nutritionforkids.com/          Nutritious ideas for feeding your child healthy food       

www.shapeuppa.org/                   Wellness, weight loss

www.panaonline.org/                   PA advocates for nutrition and activity

www.intelihealth.com                  Harvard Medical School health and wellness

http://navigator.tufts.edu            Tufts nutrition navigator

www.healthletter.tufts.edu          Tufts University health and nutrition newsletter

www.fns.usda.gov/tn                  Team Nutrition

www.aafcs.org/fcs/pages/nw.html Government sites for health/nutrition