Publications Nutrition Education Middle & Secondary
Publications
Middle and Secondary – Grades 7-12 and young adults
Activity Sheets
This single-sided 8.5 X 11-inch activity sheet promotes food safety and understanding foodborne illness. It is available in English only.
These single-sided 8.5 X 11 activity sheets promote making healthier food choices and understanding label reading. They are available in English only.
- Scavenger Hunt: Can You Find These Foods?
- Food Labels Give Us Important Information
Newsletters
Nutrition Notes to Go is a monthly newsletter series providing topical nutrition information, a “keep moving” tip, and a seasonal buying guide with corresponding recipe. The newsletter is 8.5 X 14 with English on one side and Spanish on the other.
The newsletter series may be previewed in pdf format or purchased through the UMass Extension Bookstore.
25 of one issue – $18.00 (plus shipping and handling).
1 sample set of 12 – $8.00 (plus shipping and handling).
1 sample set of 12 and CD with all 12 pdf files – $40.00 (plus shipping and handling).
Nutrition Notes to Go:
- Healthy Snacks - January
Bocadillos saludales - Enero - Tips for Saving Money - February
Consejos para ahorra dinero - Febrero - Make Your Food Dollars Count - March
Haga valer el dinero de sus alimentos - Marzo - Power Up With Breakfast - April
Cárguese de energía con su desayuno - Abril - The Fresh Taste of Spring - May
Los sabores frescos de la primavera - Mayo - Keep it Safe - June
Consérvelos seguros - Junio - Produce at its Peak - July
Fruta y vegetales ensu punto más alto - Julio - Go for Whole Grains - August
¡Busque los granos integrals! - Agosto - Munch a Better Lunch! - September
¡Disfrute de un major almuerzo! - Septiembre - Strong Bones For All Ages - October
Huesos fuertes para todas las edades - Octubre - Here Come the Holidays - November
¡Llegan las fiestas! - Noviembre - Show Them You Care - December
Muéstreles que a usted le importan - Deciembre
Poster and handout series
The secondary grades Food Explorer Discovery poster series consists of 12 monthly, 11 X 17-inch full-color posters. They promote in-season fruits and vegetables for secondary school students. Each poster has a black/white companion handout for parents, featuring tips for purchasing and storing the featured produce, fun facts, a recipe, and additional snack ideas for the featured fruits or vegetables. The color posters are available in English only and the 8.5 X 11-inch parent handouts are in English and Spanish.
The series may be previewed in pdf format by clicking on the Food Explorer Discovery links below or purchased through the UMass Extension Bookstore.
One set of 12 11 X 17-inch color posters printed on glossy cover stock - $12.00 (plus shipping and handling).
Food Explorer Discovery:
(supplied in pdf format below or can be purchased from the UMass Extension Bookstore by clicking on the "Buy Now" link above.)
- January/hs - Oranges (Poster)
- January - Oranges (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos - naranjas - February/hs - Carrots (Poster)
- February - Carrots (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos - zanahorias - March/hs - Bananas (Poster)
- March - Bananas (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos – Las bananas o plátanos - April/hs - Green Beans (Poster)
- April - Green Beans (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos – habichuelas verdes - May/hs - Peaches & Nectarines (Poster)
- May - Peaches & Nectarines (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos – duraznos y nectarinas - June/hs - Tomatoes (Poster)
- June - Tomatoes (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos - Tomates - July/hs - Watermelon (Poster)
- July’s - Watermelon (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos - Sandía - August/hs - Zucchini (Poster)
- August - Zucchini (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos - Calabacín - September/hs - Broccoli and Cauliflower (Poster)
- September - Broccoli & Cauliflower (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos – Bróccoli y el cofilor - October/hs - Pumpkins (Poster)
- October - Pumpkins (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos – Calabazas - November/hs - Apples & Cranberries (Poster)
- November - Apples & Cranberries (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos – Manzana y cranberries - December/hs - Sweet Potatoes (Poster)
- December - Sweet Potatoes (Parent Handout)
Exploramos los alimentos y en enero descubrimos - Batatas
Booklets
The Fast Food Nutrition Guide is a 12-page booklet that lists the calories, sodium and fat content of popular food and beverage items from 10 common fast food restaurants. It's a quick and easy guide to help you make healthy choices at your favorite fast food restaurant.
Quantities are available for purchase through the UMass Extension Bookstore.
25 booklets - $18.00 plus shipping and handling (quantity discounts available).
Buy Fresh Booklets
Buy Fresh! Enjoy Fruits and Vegetables from Massachusetts Farmers Markets is a 24-page nutrition information booklet that covers storing fruits and vegetables, nutrient values of produce by color, serving size information, and recipes for produce abundant in New England farmers’ markets. Booklets are available in English and Spanish.
