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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.

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.

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.

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was established in 1994 to improve the nutrition and well-being of Americans. Toward this goal, the Center focuses its efforts on two primary objectives: Advance and promote dietary guidance for all Americans, and Conduct applied research and analyses in nutrition and consumer economics.

BrainPop. "Nutrition." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.brainpop.com/health/nutrition/nutrition/ Grade Level: 4-5 Description: In this educational animated movie about Health learn about food, eating, diets, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. There are also interactive activities and lesson ideas that correspond with the video.

PBS. "Nutrition." Accessed March 26, 2013. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/c4fbeb5a-6520-42a0-acaf-09a61fd9ca26/nutrition/ Age Level: PreK-12 Description: This series of videos provides tips on healthing eating and proper nutritional strategies. Learn about kid friendly pizzas, fruits and veggies, balanced nutrition and healthy calories.

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.

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!

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.

Children's nutrition education website that provides health and nutrition resources for students, parents, and the classroom. By offering kids different engaging activities that focus on health and nutritional awareness, Super Kids Nutrition hopes to "save the world, one healthy food at a time."

Children's nutrition education website that supports teachers, schools, health care, community programs, and school classroom-parent involvement home partnerships. The website offers free educational, interactive kids health and nutrition education tools.

The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) works to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers. CNPP and the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) are agencies of USDA's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

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.

PBS. "D4K: Nutrition." Accessed March 26, 2013. http://unctv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/idptv11.sci.life.reg.d4knut/nutrition/ Grade Level: 4-6 Description: This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K demonstrates the path food takes in our body in order for us to absorb nutrients. The functions of the 6 nutrients of protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals and water are described with examples of each nutrient.

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.

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide practical tools for estimating food and nutritional needs of populations in emergency situations.

National Dairy Council. "Kid's Games from Nutrition Explorations." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php Grade Level: 2 and up Description: A collection of different interactive games for students to play that teach them about the different parts and components of nutrition.

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.

Nutrition in 2 minutes - the challenge of breaking the cycle of hunger is providing food at the right time. The physical and mental impact of malnutrition for under two year olds can be irreversible.

This website is connected to the Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Program and focuses on supporting children's health and achievement. Helpful resources are offered to increase teacher, parent, and student knowledge of nutrition and healthy choices. The website highlights educational games, recipes, ideas for staying active, and a number of different links that will further one's nutritional education.