Teacher of the Year promotes 5 A Day in South Carolina
Sabina Mosso at Anna Boyd Child Development Center in Columbia guides weekly lessons on fruits and vegetables, turning nutrition into a living classroom. Nominated by Kurta, Mosso earned the 1999 Creative 5 A Day Teacher of the Year for inspiring students and families to eat healthier.
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Mosso champions schoolwide healthy snack policy and parent workshops
Mosso leads a nutrition program at school after noticing junk food among students. She helped create a policy, built a classroom routine with fruits and vegetables, rewards with a 5 A Day sticker, and tracked meals. She also organized parent workshops to extend lessons. A 5 A Day celebration honored her work with students, officials, and Bobby Banana's performance.
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Five Servings Fruits And Vegetables Starter Guide
Practical tips and sample recipes to help readers reach five daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Emphasizes simple ingredient swaps, quick prep methods, and meal ideas to foster healthier eating habits.
Fruity Breast Parfait and Tuna Sandwich Nutrition Brief
Readable text outlines two recipe items with ingredients and servings. One describes a Fruity Parfait with pineapple banana raspberries dates yogurt and almonds yielding four servings and nutrition per serving. The other details a tuna yogurt sandwich with apple mustard honey lettuce on whole wheat bread yielding three servings and its nutrition per serving.
Five a Day: Easy Steps to Meet Health Goals
National health authorities urge Americans to consume five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables daily to cut cancer and heart disease risk. Many children fall short, especially for vitamin C, vitamin A, and fiber. The piece outlines simple daily portions and meal ideas to reach the goal.
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Avocados rise in popularity in natural diet trend
As more Americans adopt an all natural whole food approach avocados gain popularity. They offer dietary fiber vitamins B six c e folate potassium and healthy monounsaturated fat linked to heart health. Tips include speeding ripening by placing in a paper bag with an apple for two to three days.
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