Background Info for Educators
Check out the variety of activities and resources we have compiled for teaching nutrition at health fairs, in classrooms, and for adult education programs:
Hands-on and interactive activities and displays
- Test Your Nutrition IQ Quiz Board – This table top quiz board is a hands-on exhibit with seven interchangeable question panels and answer board. Great for health fairs and suitable for elementary through adult. Contact us for availability. Refundable deposit required for loan.
- Bone up on Basics
- Create a Smoothie
- Daily Calcium Needs
- Dairy Council Food Model Activities – life-size cardboard photographs of 200 commonly eaten foods can be ordered through our Shopping Cart
- How Much Calcium is in Your Bones
- Your Skeleton and Feed Your Bones
- Mr. Bottle Bones
Western Dairy staff recommends the following
Downloadable Handouts
- 33 Tasty Snack Ideas
- Bone up on Dairy
- Create a Smoothie
- Low Fat Milk is a Healthy Choice
- Low Fat Milk is a Healthy Choice–Spanish
- Not all Calcium Sources are Created Equal
- Organic and Regular Milk: What’s the Difference?
- “Power of 3” Planner
- Take a Stand Against Osteoporosis: It’s a Lifelong Task
- The Bone Bulletin
- Think Your Drink!
- Wanted: Stronger Bones
- Your Kids Need Calcium
To order a free catalog or education materials contact Sarah Garrison at sgarrison@westerndairyassociation.org or 303-451-7711
