The Healthy Food Slide Rule (HFSR): A Nutrition Education Tool for Children

Elaine M. Long, Uwe Reischl, Barbara B. Abo

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Abstract

The Healthy Food Slide Rule (HFSR) is a new educational tool designed specifically for use by school children in grades 4-6. The HFSR teaches the importance of including the 5 food groups and the importance of complying with appropriate portion sizes as presented in MyPyramid. 1, 2 The portion size information included in the HFSR combines the healthy eating and physical activity messages offered by MyPyramid for Kids. 3, 4 The new tool can be easily incorporated into existing math lessons (weights, measures, and fractions), into language arts lessons, or into science lessons. 5

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2010

EGS Disciplines

  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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