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 | Title: | Pick Me! Pick Me! | | Alt. Title: | Fun Facts About Fruits and Vegetables | | Pub. date: | 2010 | | Edition: | 1st | | Includes: | Brochure | | Audience: | Children, Elementary School | | Language: | English | | Description: | “Kids will go bananas over this brochure that lets fruits and vegetables speak for themselves about their numerous health benefits. Simple nutrition facts in a fun Q&A format introduce young people to an array of fruits and veggies and encourages them to include these healthy food choices in every meal and snack.” | | Funding Source: | self-funded by Journeyworks Publishing |
| Developer: | Nancy Calhoun, Eva Bernstein, Icy Young | | Organization: | Journeyworks Publishing | | Length: | 1 tri-fold brochure | | Pilot Testing: | No formal pilot studies used, however brochure was reviewed and evaluated by intended audience before publishing. Readability of material was evaluated using the Fry readability formula. Based on evaluation, this brochure has a 3rd grade reading level. | | Use Restrictions: | May not copy. | | Reviewers Comments: | Pick Me! Pick Me! Fun Facts About Fruits and Vegetables is a colorful brochure that includes a Question and Answer activity designed to familiarize children to fruits and vegetables. There are 11 different cartoon-like fruit or vegetable illustrations, each brought to life with a face and, in some cases, arms. Each fruit or vegetable has a ‘fun fact’ beside it, written as though the vegetable were speaking about itself. All fun facts end with with a blank following them so the user can guess the fruit or vegetable. Answers to the 11 questions can be found on the back of the brochure. Also on the back of the brochure are three actionable tips/facts about fruits and vegetables geared towards children. While most of the language is easy to read, there are a few words that children might be unfamiliar with; for example, potassium and phytonutrients.
This brochure targets increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables which generally corresponds to recommendations from MyPlate and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and could be included in education targeting increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children.
It should be noted that most of the fruit and vegetable fun facts include a health benefit that consumption of the particular item could bring. While these facts could help target behavior change in children, educators might want to further elaborate on these facts to make sure they are understood. For example, the blueberry fun fact states “We’ll help keep you from getting sick”. While it is true that certain nutrients and phytonutrients in blueberries can help fight sickness, children should understand that there are many different factors involved in getting sick and that blueberry consumption can’t provide total protection.
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| Title: | Pick Me! Pick Me! | | Alt. Title: | Fun Facts About Fruits and Vegetables | | Pub. date: | 2010 | | Edition: | 1st | | Includes: | Brochure | | Audience: | Children, Elementary School | | Language: | English | | Description: | “Kids will go bananas over this brochure that lets fruits and vegetables speak for themselves about their numerous health benefits. Simple nutrition facts in a fun Q&A format introduce young people to an array of fruits and veggies and encourages them to include these healthy food choices in every meal and snack.” | | Funding Source: | self-funded by Journeyworks Publishing |
| Developer: | Nancy Calhoun, Eva Bernstein, Icy Young | | Organization: | Journeyworks Publishing | | Length: | 1 tri-fold brochure | | Pilot Testing: | No formal pilot studies used, however brochure was reviewed and evaluated by intended audience before publishing. Readability of material was evaluated using the Fry readability formula. Based on evaluation, this brochure has a 3rd grade reading level. | | Use Restrictions: | May not copy. | | Reviewers Comments: | Pick Me! Pick Me! Fun Facts About Fruits and Vegetables is a colorful brochure that includes a Question and Answer activity designed to familiarize children to fruits and vegetables. There are 11 different cartoon-like fruit or vegetable illustrations, each brought to life with a face and, in some cases, arms. Each fruit or vegetable has a ‘fun fact’ beside it, written as though the vegetable were speaking about itself. All fun facts end with with a blank following them so the user can guess the fruit or vegetable. Answers to the 11 questions can be found on the back of the brochure. Also on the back of the brochure are three actionable tips/facts about fruits and vegetables geared towards children. While most of the language is easy to read, there are a few words that children might be unfamiliar with; for example, potassium and phytonutrients.
This brochure targets increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables which generally corresponds to recommendations from MyPlate and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and could be included in education targeting increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children.
It should be noted that most of the fruit and vegetable fun facts include a health benefit that consumption of the particular item could bring. While these facts could help target behavior change in children, educators might want to further elaborate on these facts to make sure they are understood. For example, the blueberry fun fact states “We’ll help keep you from getting sick”. While it is true that certain nutrients and phytonutrients in blueberries can help fight sickness, children should understand that there are many different factors involved in getting sick and that blueberry consumption can’t provide total protection.
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