Nutrition Health Educational Posters & Charts
for the science and cooking classroom, home schoolers, and nutritionists.

Nutrition is the scientific study of the relationship between what is eateh (diet) and the state of health. Selection of educational nutrition health posters, teaching resources and reference materials. Illustrations include keys to health eating, nutritious pregnancy, vitamins, minerals, herbal remedies, food safety and culinary links.

My Pyramid, Steps to a Healthier You Poster

My Pyramid, Steps to a Healthier You -

Make healthy food choices and be active every day. MyPyramid show that can benefit from taking small steps to improve your diet and lifestyle each day. Proportionality, Variety, Personalization (One size does not fit all.), Moderation, Activity.

LESSON IDEA - This poster gives the amount of food in each group that would satisfy a daily 2,000 calorie diet. For instance, MyPyramid.gov recommends 6 oz of grain each day; have your students calculate how many ounces of grain would be required for the classroom, the school, the families of students, the community. Then research where this food is grown, how it is produced and marketed, the cost of feeding various size populations, the resources needed to feed 6 ounces of grain each person. Another facet of the lesson could be baking bread, a study of the word companion (someone you break bread with), the health care costs of not eating a balanced diet.

Keys To Healty Eating Anatomical Chart Plastic

Keys To Healty Eating Anatomical Chart Plastic
Defines and describes the role of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins and minerals in the body. Discusses various low-fat diets associated with vegetarianism, complimentary proteins, and healthy ways to eat meat. Lists good sources of fiber and vegetable protein. Shows recommended daily requirements of key vitamins and minerals and discusses supplements. Diagrams percent of calorie intake that should come from carbs, protein, and fats. Also available in Spanish.

Nutritious Pregnancy Wall Chart

Nutritious Pregnancy Wall Chart
Shows food and herbal sources of protein, calcium, iron, and folic acid as well as how many grams of each are in common foods. Hang in the kitchen to be easily referenced at mealtimes.

• reproductive system
• female anatomical posters
• child development posters

Catch a Rainbow Poster

Catch a Rainbow

Stay healty by eathing 8-9 fruits & vegetables every day! Can you eat different colors today?

Portion Distortion Poster

Portion Distortion

Measure up, Bigger isn't better, By the number, Everyday excess.

Did you know - The number of overweight people in the world – 1.1 billion – now equals the number of undernourished people?

Handy Portions Poster

Handy Portions

When thinking about portions of the food you eat use this "handy" guide to help you. - 3 oz. of meat=same size as the palm of your hand; 1/2 cup cooked vegetables or past=same as one cupped hand; 1 oz. of cheese=same as length and width of you thumb; 1 teaspoon=same as the tip of your thumb; 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables of spinach=same as two cupped hands; 1 tablespoon=same as three thumb tips; 1 cup of dry cereal/popcorn or 1 medium piece of fruit=same as the size of your fist.

LESSON IDEA - If you are using this poster with younger children have them compare the size of their hand with an adult. Have samples of nonperishable food (pasta for example unless you want to share other food items as part of the lesson) and measure the portion in an adult hand, a child hand and a measuring cup.

You Are What You Eat Poster

You Are What You Eat

Remember - it's what's inside that counts. Top 10 healthy picks: carrots, soy, tuna, garlic, spinach, oatmeal, yogurt, broccoli, oranges, tomatoes.

50 Ways To Eat Healthier Poster

50 Ways to Eat Healthier-

Make a fruit smoothie for breakfast or a snack, skip adding sugar to foods like cereal, fruit, or iced tea, change to a whole grain breakfast cereal, drink milk with your meals instead of soda, put sliced bananas or strawberries on your cereal, eat fruit for dessert, skip ordering "supersizes", share your fries, put away the salt shaker, go to the farmers' market for freshest produce, plant a vegetable garden ...

Are you a Vegetarian? Have you made a choice not to eat meat, poultry or fish?

Eat a variety of foods for you health | Quick, health food choices | Include vegetarian sources fo protein for energy and growth.

• more vegetable posters

Super Sippers - A New Way to Think About What You Drink!

Who thinks about what they drink when munching of a burger, bagel, or banana?

Tummy Yummies
Healthy, Fun Snacksfor Kids!

Try healthy snacks on a stick!, Make kids smile at snack time!, Kids love color & crunch!, Wrap up kid-size portions!

A Healthy Habit: Read Food Labels

Scan the Nutrition Facts panel on packages to evaluate what's inside and compare the nutrient value of foods - hints include "Start Here" with serving size and end with "Footnotes".

Get Your Calcium Rich Foods, creamy, fresh, simple, rich, Savor the Flavor.

• dairy posters

Focus on Fruits

Juicy, Crisp, Tempting, Refreshing, Treats to eat!

• fruit posters

Grains - Healthy, Satisfying, Wholesome, Nutty - Chew on This.

• grains posters

Go Lean with Protein - Tempting, Satisfying, Energizing - Crave the Flavor

• meat posters

Vegetables - Vary Your Veggies - Fresh, Crunchy, Colorful, Bright - Bite into a bunch of good stuff!

• vegetables posters

The likenesses of Einstein, Washington and Sherlock Holmes are such familiar images that even a suggestion of their countenance imparts the aura of wisdom.

Nutrition- TIME Magazine December 18, 1972

Take a look at Giuseppe Arcimboldo portraits of the Four Seasons- the faces of the seasons are composed of fruits, vegetables, and other edibles representative of the season.

• Einstein posters
• Washington posters
• Holmes posters
• optical illusions