Food Safety and Nutrition Links

Ag's Cool - North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Lots of nutrition information - how to read a food label, healthy snacks, & more.
www.agr.state.nc.us/agscool/nutrition/index.htm

American Sheep Industry Association
Learn about lamb cuts and cooking methods.
www.sheepusa.org/lambcuts.htm

Awesome Activities - Kansas Wheathearts
Check out these activities for kids, such as a Silly Sandwich, Spaghetti Maze, or Tortillas. It's all part of the "All About Wheat" section of the Wheat Mania educational web site.
www.wheatmania.com/awesomeactivities.html

Beef Kitchen - National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Recipes, storage, nutrition, preparation, safety, cooking, and lots more info.
www.beef.org/kitchen/

Beef Nutrition - Beef Board
Beef facts, food preparation & food safety, nutrition research projects & educational materials.
www.beefnutrition.org/

Fight Bac! - Partnership for Food Safety Education
Keep food safe from bacteria. Food safety fact sheets, consumer info, and teacher's resources.
www.fightbac.org/

Food Fact Sheets - Kansas Wheat Commission
Choose the Nutrition button to find the Food Fact Sheets.
www.kswheat.com/

Food Safety - Kids World
Food safety facts, a condensed version of the Food & Drug Administration's "Bad Bug Book", and more about food safety from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidwrld/foodsafe/index.htm

Food Safety Coloring Book
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service, the "Food Safety at Home, School, & When Eating Out" coloring book. (Full page drawings to be printed off.)
www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/cbook.html

Grains Nutrition Information Center - Wheat Foods Council
Nutrition information, recipes, talk to a registered dietician and more. Also available in Spanish.
www.wheatfoods.org/

Nebraska Ag in the Classroom
Choose which diagrams and descriptions of meat cuts you want to learn about.

Beef - www.fb.com/nefb/ag-ed/beef.html
Lamb - www.fb.com/nefb/ag-ed/sheep.html
Pork - www.fb.com/nefb/ag-ed/swine.html
Poultry - www.fb.com/nefb/ag-ed/poultry.html

Nutrition - Kids World
Understanding food labels, info about the National 5 A Day program & the Food Pyramid Guide, and health snack suggestions from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/foodsafe/index.htm

Nutrition Café - Pacific Science Center & the Washington State Dairy Council
The Nutrition Café - where learning about nutrition is fun!
www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/

Nutrition Facts - Manitoba Pork Council
Nutrition facts about pork.
www.manitobapork.com/index.cfm?src=inc.nutrition&mnu=2

Operation Risk - Michigan State University
A food safety education program to use with kids.
www.msue.mus.edu/msue/cyf/family/risk.html

Pork and Health - National Pork Producers Council
Nutrition education materials, food safety, research, recipes & more.
www.porkandhealth.org/

Project TEACH
Beef & Nutrition, Dairy Nutrition, Food Safety from the Store to Your Plate, Grain Nutrition Facts, and other lessons from Texas Education & Agriculture Cooperating for Health - Project TEACH.
www.agr.state.tx.us/teach/content.htm

Team Nutrition - USDA's Food & Nutrition Service
Is your school a "Team Nutrition" school? Learn more about the U.S. Department of Agriculture program and other nutrition education resources.
www.fns.usda.gov/tn

Thermy - USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service
Thermy says, "It's safe to bite when the temperature is right!" Check out the food safety campaign & the resources promoting food safety and the use of food thermometers when cooking.
www.fsis.usda.gov/thermy/index.htm

U.S. Soyfoods Directory - Indiana Soybean Board
Read about research of the health benefits of soyfoods & find soyfood recipes and nutrition info.
www.soyfoods.com/index.html

Wyoming Ag in the Classroom
Lessons for teens.
Food Safety - www.wyoagcenter.com/waic/foodsafety1.htm
Nutrition - www.wyoagcenter.com/waic/nutrition.htm