Skip to main content
Skip to main content

Nutrition Education


USDA Team Nutrition Grants Promote Healthier Meals for Our Nation's Schoolchildren

March 27, 2015 Amanda Heitkamp, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

Schools are successfully serving more nutritious meals to America's students, and healthier meals mean healthier kids. USDA is constantly working to do everything we can to support school nutrition professionals as they work to provide kids the nutrition they need to learn and develop into healthy...

Food and Nutrition

MyPlate Has a Game Plan for Healthy Eating on a Budget

May 30, 2014 Shelley Maniscalco, CNPP Director for the Office of Nutrition Marketing and Communications

Everyone wants to save money at the grocery store, especially those on a tight budget. The new Healthy Eating on a Budget section of ChooseMyPlate.gov empowers cost-conscious consumers to make healthy choices with insightful information about meal planning, smart shopping ideas, and creating healthy...

Food and Nutrition

Grandparents Help Kids Develop Good Eating Habits

March 31, 2014 Trish (Oma) Britten, Nutritionist, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Grandkids are a grandparent’s greatest treasure. From time to time during grandchildren’s young lives, grandparents may have the pleasure of being their caregiver. Show them how to be healthy, including how to make healthy food choices--an important way grandparents show how much they love and care...

Food and Nutrition

Good News about Early Childhood Obesity Rates

March 27, 2014 Jackie Haven, Acting Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

USDA believes in giving children a foundation for life-long health through access to healthy food and quality nutrition education. So, that’s why we are encouraged by a couple of recent studies that indicate that the rates of obesity among young children are declining. One study, published in the...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

The Kindergarten Initiative: Connecting Students and their Families to the Worcester Food Environment

January 17, 2014 Penny Weaver, Campaign and Partnership Coordinator, Northeast Regional Office, Food and Nutrition Service, Boston, MA

Massachusetts Farm to School Project and the Worcester Public Schools are helping kindergarteners understand how and where food is grown. They are teaching children about nutrition through local food tastings, farm and farmer visits, cooking demonstrations and take home produce. The Worcester...

Food and Nutrition Farming

USDA Introduces New Resources to Help Nutrition Educators Reach Moms

May 16, 2012 Audrey Rowe, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, it is most appropriate to recognize the important role women play in shaping the eating patterns of their family members and especially, their children. So today, we are launching an updated web site with new messages, tools, and resources to help nutrition educators...

Food and Nutrition
Subscribe to Nutrition Education

AskUSDA

One central entry point for you to access information and help from USDA.