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Color Me Healthy is a program developed to reach children ages four and five with fun, interactive learning opportunities on physical activity and healthy eating. It is designed to stimulate all of the senses of young children: touch, smell, sight, sound, and, of course, taste. Through the use of color, music, and exploration of the senses, Color Me Healthy teaches children that healthy food and physical activity are fun.

Nourish Interactive is your free one stop resource for fun nutrition games for kids, interactive nutrition tools and tips for parents and health educators to use to promote healthy living for the whole family. Created by nutrition and health care professionals, Nourish Interactive's nutrition education website gives children and families the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices.

Originally published by the Nutrition Services Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health, these lessons for kindergarten through fifth grade are aligned to the Healthy Living curriculum in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. They are intended to teach students how to live a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise while integrating mathematics, English language arts, and science.

Improving child nutrition is the focal point of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The legislation authorizes funding and sets policy for USDA's core child nutrition programs: the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act allows USDA, for the first time in over 30 years, opportunity to make real reforms to the school lunch and breakfast programs by improving the critical nutrition and hunger safety net for millions of children.

Children's needs and rights are interdependent to sustainable development. This is the central argument for a new report from UNICEF, "Sustainable Development Starts and Ends With Safe, Healthy, and Well-Educated Children," which makes the case for purposefully considering children in the post-2015 development agenda in which sustainable development is a core tenet. Divided into three parts, the report first provides the context: how and why children are central to the concept, principles and future progress of sustainable development, and why sustainable development is essential for children and their future. The second part conveys three key messages for those involved in deciding upon the Post-2015 Development agenda. Subsequently, the third and final part of the report provides supporting evidence and recommendations on how children's rights and well-being can be integrated within future development goals. The three key messages that the report highlights for decision-makers to actively consider are: 1. Sustainable Development starts with safe, healthy, and well-educated children 2. Safe and sustainable societies are, in turn, essential for children 3. Children's voices, choices, and participation are critical for the sustainable future we want. Sustainable development is an integrated approach that considers the complex societal, economic, environmental, and governance challenges that directly impact the lives of the world's children. According to the report, which is described as a "call to action," the Post-2015 Development Agenda is a unique opportunity to aspire to a world truly "fit for children."

Curriculum from UNICEF UK. See photos and case studies on pages 22-33.

Do you know when this was published? Some of the information seems quite dated.

It was published in 2005, so I'm sure much of the content is outdated. I think the photos and case studies at the end may still be useful, though. Those stories highlight the causes of malnutrition (drought, poverty, polluted water, war, etc.) and the impact on children and families. All of that is still timely. So you could potentially adapt the stories to edit out any dated material and to be age-appropriate. Of course we would have to get permission from UNICEF UK, but it's a possibility if these case studies fit well into the unit.

The Lunch Box is an online toolkit with Healthy Tools For All Schools, packed with solutions at your fingertips. Use any of these free tools to transform your school food into healthy and delicious food for all children, at every school. Go ahead, open The Lunch Box, use the recipes and other tools-for-change that have worked so well for school districts across the country, and make positive change happen in your community. The time to get started is now.

Kids Health. "Staying Healthy." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/ Grade Level: 2 and up Description: Find out how to take care of your body, eat healthy, and stay fit through different articles and activities.

Using a fun, interactive style, Spriggles: Health & Nutrition introduces your child to important concepts he or she will use for life. "Eat a balanced meal, Seal" opens the door to discussing the importance of selecting foods which provide the proper balance of vitamins and nutrients. "Take a bath, Giraffe" lets you explain the need for proper hygiene, reinforcing it with "Scrub between your toes, Crows." Spriggles: Health & Nutrition will increase your child's vocabulary, teaching them words such as healthy, active, and energy, while at the same time increasing their recognition of different animals. It's fun and beneficial!

Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

Do you want to help the environment and keep you, your family and your friends healthy? With EcoKids you can! There are all kinds of ways for kids to take action, and every couple months we'll show you two new ones. They're fun, they're easy, and they help make the planet a little greener. Every bit helps, so take action today!

Center for Disease Control. "Food and Nutrition." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/bam/nutrition/index.html Grade Level: 3 and up Description: The character Kendra is the 'Food & Nutrition' expert. Get advice from her about smart food choices and ways to stay powered up. The Right Fuel Delivers for You! Healthy foods and drinks give your body what it needs to give you back lots in return - energy, powerful muscles, and more. There is an interactive game to play and a link to healthy recipes.

Dairy Council of California. "Healthy Eating Made Easier." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://healthyeating.org/ Grade Level: 1 and up Description: They promote the many benefits and uses of milk and milk products, and their programs focus on making the best choices from all the food groups.There is a school and educators section that provides lessons, school resources, and professional development for teachers.

Super Kids Nutrition. "Fun Healthy Activities for Kids." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.superkidsnutrition.com/nutrition-resources/kidsactivities/#45 Grade Level: 1 and up Description: This website is a collection of different grade level activities that relate to different aspects of food and nutrition.

There are 870 million undernourished people in the world today. That means one in eight people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact the number one risk to the health worldwide - greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

These photos, taken in June 2011, show the Provide Clinic in the settlement of Korogochi, in Kenya. The clinic is a UNICEF-supported health centre providing care and treatment for local women and children. Living in Korogocho is tough. Over 200,000 people live within one square kilometre, squeezed in together with poor water and sanitation facilities. Households in Korogocho spend most of their incomes on staple foods. Because of rising food prices, families cope by reducing the size and frequency of their meals. As a result, severe malnutrition is a problem.

Lizzy Rockwell, Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009). Age Level: 4 and up Publisher Description: Good Enough to Eat is one of a kind: the only guide to kids' nutrition written especially for kids. A practical, hands-on tool for families who want to eat a healthy diet, this book explains nutrition from carrots to cookies.

Seymour Simon, Guts: Our Digestive System (New York: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2005). Age Level: 6-10 years Publisher Description: The latest in Simon's books about the human body explains how the digestive system works. In his signature style, accessible without being cute or condescending, he describes the complex facts and processes of the physiology, from the time food enters the mouth until all the various organs transform it into energy, nutrients, and waste. Some of the text is quite dense, but the clearly labeled, full-page color photos show the anatomy close-up, from an X-ray of the colon and a photo of a dissected pancreas to a microscopic view of what heartburn looks like in the stomach. Simon also includes a page about a healthy diet. The facts of how the body works are astonishing. Readers older than the target audience may want to look at this, too.

What foods should you eat to help your body function at its best? When you consider the wide range of nutrients the human body needs to grow and be healthy, it may not be surprising that three-fourths of the U.S. population does not meet daily recommended dietary allowances. Here, learn about these key nutrients and the foods that provide them.

NOVA. "Nutrients Your Body Needs." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/nutrients-body-needs.html Grade Level: 4 and up Description: This is an interactive website that looks into how carbs, protein, fiber, and more help our body and what they do when digested.

Sheppards Software. "Nutrition for Kids." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/index.htm Grade Level: 2 and up Description: This is a fun interactive website with games and activities that educate children about nutrition, the food pyramid, and how to be healthy. There are also resources for parents to utilize as well.