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Kids in the Kitchen
is published by the Association of Junior Leagues International. There are recipes and nutritional
helps and hints.
List of Nutrition-Related Websites
is another publication that includes links to Multi-Cultural sites
and alternative life styles as well. This is a PDF file so you will need to download a free
Adobe AcrobatReader
in order to view it.
SmartMouth.org is a flashy, fun Web site for kids to test their
nutrition smarts while having fun with riddles, and teasers. It will
have your kids eating better because they want to, not because their
parents said to.
YMCA has local
offices in Hartford. Use your zip code to find the one closest to
you. Their exercise programs are fun, low cost and easily available.
Their motto is "We build strong kids, strong families, strong
communities. The downtown branch is at:
160 Jewell St. Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-522-4183
YWCA is
specifically for women and the Hartford office is located at:
135 Broad St
Hartford , CT 06105-3701
Phone:860-525-1163
Fax
860-543-8919
En Español
Ejercicio y estado físico tiene información de ejerccio y nutrición
y condiciones específicas.
Nutrición información del la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de EE.
UU. y los institutos Nacionales de la salud.
Web sites
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American Dietetic
Association is the largest organization of food and nutrition
professionals in the country. If you are looking to find a nutrition
specialist near you, you may search their database by zip, city or
state. The Web site includes a nutrition tip of the day and a monthly
nutrition feature.
Fitness and Sports Nutrition This site features life cycle
nutrition and guidelines for the physically active.
Food and Nutrition Information Center This government website
provides tools and education for parents, kids, and educators.
Nutrition.gov
Learn about nutrition and exercise for kids, adults, shopping wisely,
and access to food assistance programs.
Google Groups is a search engine for groups. Use search
terms such as fitness, nutrition, exercise, or dance to find
other users interested in those topics. One such group is called
sci.med.nutrition.
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Use our link to
electronic resources to
search for articles on exercise and nutrition. You have your choice of using any
one of the iConn databases to look for current information. If you are
looking for something to share with a child you might try using InfoTrac Kids Edition
or Info Trac Junior edition. There is also the reliable Health & Wellness
Resource Center. If you are
accessing these databases from your office or home you will have to enter your
Library barcode
Delicious
Living is an online magazine that has many articles and recipes for
healthy eating.
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Exercise: a guide from the National Institute on Aging is an 88
page document designed to help you live longer and more healthily
through exercise.
Exercise and Physical Fitness is a page of links published by
the National Institutes of Health. There are resources for
young and old, families and Spanish speakers as well.
MyPyramid.gov
explains the new eating and exercise pyramid promoted by the
Department of Agriculture.
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