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School-aged Children

  • Fresh From the World...Where Your Food Comes From
    "Fresh From the World...Where Your Food Comes From" is a new website for third through fifth graders. This exciting site looks at 15 different popular foods and explores their histories and origins. It helps youth understand that the food they find in the grocery store comes from all over the world. In addition, it discusses food festivals and the food distribution process.

  • Kids a Cooking
    Want a great way to spend time with your kids? Tired of macaroni and cheese with hot dogs being the only secret recipe you have? Dust off your countertops, tie on your apron and introduce your "Small Fry" to the educational and fun world of cooking. Even if they have only mastered Kool-Aid®, you and your kids can expand your cooking skills with the help of these kitchen-tested and approved recipes. Preparing quality food together also can provide quality time with your kids. Remember, the recipe for cooking success is simple ... Just you and your kids. Kids a Cookin' is produced for K-State Research and Extension's Family Nutrition Program (FNP) by the Department of Communications and the Kansas Regents Educational Communications Center (ECC). The show is produced in English and Spanish.

  • Kids Nutrition
    Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children, from conception through adolescence, and the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers.

  • Sports and Nutrition - The Winning Connection
    Written and designed for today's young athlete, these easy-to-use nutrition guides work well in classrooms and after-school programs.

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