Mississippi State Department of Health

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Nutrition and Healthy Eating Resources

Local Resources

Mississippi Farmers' Markets

Guides to Good Nutrition

Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A nutrition guide for parents
Heart-Healthy Living for Children: Information from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Eat Right on the Run: Don't leave nutrition behind when you leave home.
Folic acid is an important nutritional supplement for pregnant women.

Handouts

Cooking Healthy at Home: Healthy Substitutions
Cooking Healthy at Home: Reducing Salt
Cooking Healthy at Home: Reducing Sugar
Healthy Choices for Eating Out: Fast Food Tips
Healthy Choices for Eating Out: Decoding Restaurant Menus

Menu Planning and Recipes

Nutritious Lunches on the Go: Eat well when you're packing lunch for work or school
Healthy Catering and Event Guide: How to make healthy choices part of your next event

Diabetes Food Hub: Food and diet information, tracking and menu planning for diabetics or anyone wanting to lose weight (from the American Diabetes Association)

Menu Planning for Child Care Operators: Guidelines and checklist for planning nutritious meals for children

Teaching and Learning Materials

Bright Futures: Health promotion and disease prevention resource for nursing, health care professionals, and educators

Links referenced on this page

Mississippi Farmers' Markets    http://farmersmarkets.msstate.edu/

Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids:    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,1698,213,html ok

Heart-Healthy Living for Children:    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/heart-healthy-living/children

Eat Right on the Run:    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,1692,213,html ok

Folic acid    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/

Healthy Substitutions    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4340,213,pdf/HealthyCooking-Substitutions.pdf

Reducing Salt    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4339,213,pdf/HealthyCooking-Salt.pdf

Reducing Sugar    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4338,213,pdf/HealthyCooking-Water.pdf

Fast Food Tips    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4337,213,pdf/HealthyEatingOut-Tips.pdf

Decoding Restaurant Menus    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4336,213,pdf/HealthyEatingOut-Menues.pdf

Nutritious Lunches on the Go:    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,5340,213,html ok

Healthy Catering and Event Guide:    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4717,213,pdf/HealthyCatering.pdf

Diabetes Food Hub:    https://www.diabetesfoodhub.org/

Menu Planning for Child Care Operators:    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/30,0,183,464,html ok

Bright Futures:    http://brightfutures.aap.org/

Resources referenced

Healthy Substitutions    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4340,213,pdf/HealthyCooking-Substitutions.pdf ok

Reducing Salt    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4339,213,pdf/HealthyCooking-Salt.pdf ok

Reducing Sugar    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4338,213,pdf/HealthyCooking-Water.pdf ok

Fast Food Tips    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4337,213,pdf/HealthyEatingOut-Tips.pdf ok

Decoding Restaurant Menus    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4336,213,pdf/HealthyEatingOut-Menues.pdf ok

Healthy Catering and Event Guide:    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,4717,213,pdf/HealthyCatering.pdf ok

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