Early Childhood Professionals
Home Study Courses
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University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources


Teaching the Food Guide Pyramid to Young Children
2 to 6 Years of Age

In this course you will learn how to use the new USDA approved Food Guide Pyramid for young children. It also offers some activities and recipes from each food group that are healthy for everyone and easy to make. The purpose and directions to these activities are also found in this topic. At the end of each food group there is a letter to parents with information on the benefits of what was used and learned in each food group. Facts about how the pyramid was improved and made simpler can be found on this course. There are many helpful and informational facts that can help you raise a more healthy child.