Nutrition

In this animated video segment adapted from the Eagle Books series produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an American Indian boy named Rain That Dances meets Mr. Eagle, who is sad about the health of the people in the village. Mr. Eagle describes how hard work and physical activity used to be a way of life, making people strong and healthy, but now many people are sick with diabetes because of their new lifestyles. Rain That Dances learns how to prevent diabetes by eating healthy traditional foods and being more active, like his ancestors.

Caveman has traveled a long way, and a long time to learn more about healthy diets with Dan and friends! In this segment, Caveman learns how to prepare and cook a pizza from the dough and sauce as well as the healthy ingredients like green peppers and tomatoes!

Learn why the campaign to reduce fat in our diet is the best example yet of how the science of nutrition can get highjacked by the ideology of nutritionism. For 30 years Americans obsessed about eating low-fat food. Food companies translated this into a marketing strategy and produced scores of processed food products that could be labeled as low-fat or no fat. However, many of these products had high amounts of added sugar. In the end, the low-fat campaign did more to confuse people and decrease health than it helped people to get healthier.

Snack Hacks are fun healthy recipes to make with your child that provide positive experiences with healthy foods. Spend some quality time together while building science, reading, and math skills. Sprinkle some fun on this Watermelon Cupcake snack!