| [Image: snacks]Smart Choices: Healthy Snacks for Home and School Smart snacking is a great way to meet daily nutrient requirements that may be missd at meal times. Use these quick and nutritious snack ideas to add nutrients to your diet without adding too many calories. |
| [Image: breakfast]Smart Choices: Parents....Get Straight A's with a Healthy Breakfast Your child's attention, attendance and academic achievement improve with breakfast. Helpful hints for busy parents and quick and easy ideas for breakfast included. |
| [Image: grocery list]Smart Choices: Grocery List Use this sample grocery list for eating on the go. |
| [Image: mypyramid]Smart Choices: The Nifty Thrifty MyPyramid Use the sample shopping list to help you make thrifty choices. |
| [Image: grocery list]Smart Choices: Need/Have/Purchase Worksheet My Grocery List: Use with Food Intake Pattern, Smart Choices Cards, Food List, Buying Guide and Menu Planner. |
| [Image: heart]Smart Choices: Give Your Heart a Break Tips for cutting down on fat and cholesterol. |
| [Image: meal planning guide]Smart Choices: Meal Planning Guide Choose foods from each food group every day when planning your meals. Use the sample grocery planning list to help you make thrifty food choices. |
| [Image: nutrients ]Smart Choices: Nutrients in Fruits and Vegetables Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who include more of these foods are less likely to have a risk of chronic diseases. |
| [Image: breakfast]Smart Choices: Wake Up to a Healthy Start People who eat breakfast think better, feel peppier, have better attitudes toward school or work and miss fewer days. |
| [Image: fruit]Smart Choices: Fruit - Two Will Do Adults need at least 2 cups of fruit daily. Use these tips to get more fruit in your diet. |
| [Image: eating on the go]Smart Choices: Scout Out Healthy Fast Foods Eating on the go can be a challenge if you're trying to make smart choices. This fact sheet provides information to help you find healthier fast foods or snacks, including tips on foods to eat more often, foods to avoid and snacks you can take along. It also stresses reading the nutrition information label when selecting snacks. |
| [Image: managing food dollars]Smart Choices: Managing Your Food Dollars Have you ever had a month when you ran out of food dollars? Careful planning and shopping can help you buy more food with the dollars you have to spend. Use these tips so you and your family can get the nutrition you need to be healthy. |
| [Image: cereal]Smart Choices: Shopping the Cereal Aisle It can be quite an adventure to shop the cereal aisle! With a little know-how, you can discover cereals that are high in fiber, nutrients and phytochemicals. |
| [Image: walking]Smart Choices: Walking Walking briskly can be a great exercise. You don’t have to worry too much about injuries, and walking can fit into almost any schedule. Sample 12-week walking program included. |
| [Image: measurement conversions]Smart Choices: Measurement Conversions This chart helps you convert ounces to teaspoons, teaspoons to tablespoons, cups to pints or quarts, etc. |
| [Image: is it done yet]Smart Choices: Is it done yet? Use this chart of USDA's recommended safe minimum internal terperatures to prepare your foods safely. |
| [Image: microwaving]Smart Choices: General Microwaving Tips Follow these guidelines to fix it fast. |
| [Image: thrifty food rules]Smart Choices: Thrifty Food Rules Follow these rules to be a smart shopper. |
| [Image: buying guide]Smart Choices: Buying and Storage Guide for Fresh Foods When foods don't have a label, it's difficult to figure out how much to buy. Use this buying guide as a reference. Use the storage guide for keeping the foods you buy fresh and safe. Save money by managing your refrigerator and pantry. |
| [Image: thrifty choices]Smart Choices: Don't Waste a Dollar A list of foods that cost a dollar or less in Louisiana in 2007. |
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