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| January Health Observances and Holidays |
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| Family Fit Lifestyle Month
USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
Check out this Web page from the Food and Nutrition Information Center for resources to help families eat smart and be active. Includes activities and information for the whole family including games and recipes. |
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 | Healthy Weight Week
DHHS. NIH. NHLBI. Obesity Education Initiative.
Healthy Weight Week is a time to celebrate healthy living habits that last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems. Use this brochure to educate the public on maintaining a healthy weight. |
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| Hot Tea Month
Kansas State Housing and Dining Services.
Learn about the history of tea and play tea time trivia with this fact sheet. |
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 | National Fiber Focus Month
USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
January is National Fiber Focus Month. Dietary fiber has demonstrated benefits for health maintenance and disease prevention. Learn about the role of fiber in your body, its disease preventing properties, and the major sources in your diet on this web site. |
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| National Oatmeal Month
Quaker Oats Company.
This Web site includes recipes, smart facts and teaching tips, all incorporating oatmeal! |
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 | National Soup Month
USDA. NAL. FNIC. SNAP-Ed Connection.
Browse soup recipes from our Recipe Finder Database for great ways to celebrate National Soup Month in January. |
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| January Celebrations
Did you know? January is also...
- Bread Machine Baking Month
- Fat Free Living Month
- National Wheat Bread Month
- Pear Month
- Prune Breakfast Month
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 | Let's Play "FOOD" Ball
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.
"FOOD" Ball is an interactive PowerPoint that teaches the basic points about MyPyramid through a series of questions that correspond to quarters in a football game. |
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Last Modified: Oct 26, 2009 |
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