Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2010
Abstract
The Healthy Food Slide Rule (HFSR) is a new educational tool designed specifically for use by school children in grades 4-6. The HFSR teaches the importance of including the 5 food groups and the importance of complying with appropriate portion sizes as presented in MyPyramid.1, 2 The portion size information included in the HFSR combines the healthy eating and physical activity messages offered by MyPyramid for Kids.3, 4 The new tool can be easily incorporated into existing math lessons (weights, measures, and fractions), into language arts lessons, or into science lessons.5
Publication Information
Long, Elaine; Reischl, Uwe; and Abo, Barbara B.. (2010). "The Healthy Food Slide Rule (HFSR): A Nutrition Education Tool for Children". Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 42(1), 63-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2009.07.006
Comments
This is an author-produced, peer-reviewed version of this article. The final, definitive version of this document can be found online at Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier. Copyright restrictions may apply. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.07.006