Nutrition Education Materials

The Healthy Eating Pyramid

A guide to choosing a healthy diet that’s based on the latest science, from the Dept. of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. Learn more about the Healthy Eating Pyramid:

• How to follow the Healthy Eating Pyramid
• Recipes and cooking tips that put the Healthy Eating Pyramid to work in your kitchen
  

Healthy Eating Pyramid Cafeteria Handouts

A set of nine handouts from The Food Literacy Project at Harvard University Dining Services:

• The Healthy Eating Pyramid overview
  
• Following the healthy eating pyramid/tips for young adults
  
• Adding good carbs to your diet
  
• Choosing healthy protein foods
  
• Choosing healthy fats
• Choosing high fiber foods
• Calcium and building strong bones
• Eating more vegetables and fruits
• Choosing healthy drinks

What’s for Lunch at HSPH?

A cafeteria brochure with healthy eating guidelines, from the Dept. of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health.

Make 1,500 Milligrams Your Daily Sodium Budget

This 2-page handout describes ways to cut back on salt, from the Dept. of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. Learn more about sodium:

• Sodium, salt, and health
  
• Lower sodium recipes from The Culinary Institute of America
• Tasting success with cutting salt: Twenty-five science-based strategies & culinary insights

How Sweet Is It?

A handy 2-page guide to the amount of sugar and calories in soda, juice, sports drinks, and other popular beverages, from the Dept. of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. Learn more about healthy beverages:

• Healthy beverage guidelines

Eat Well & Keep Moving

An interdisciplinary curriculum created by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health for teaching upper elementary school nutrition and physical activity. The website offers sample lessons, teacher training and more information about the curriculum.

Planet Health

An interdisciplinary curriculum created by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health for teaching middle school nutrition and physical activity.The website offers sample lessons, teacher training and more information about the curriculum.