Monday, February 01, 2010 - Sunday, February 28, 2010
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31	1 Fuel Up to Play Completion Resumes Today! Learn more and make sure your school participates	2 Groundhog Day Groundhogs like grasses, clover, vegetables, leaves, twigs, apples, berries, and dandelions	3 Children's Dental Health Month Have classroom Dental Health Challenge	4 AAP Oral Health Recommendations Drink milk and water between meals instead of other beverages to help decrease cavity risk	5 Put Fuel Up to Play 60 in Motion... Start a Walk It! Club	6 Send home... February Fun Facts nutrition newsletter
7 Super Bowl XLIV Have students visit NFLRush Play 60 to find activity tips from the pros	8 School Breakfast Week Is Coming... March 8-12 Have your students enter the this year's art and writing contest	9 Connect Classroom Learning with the Cafeteria Teach Bridges to Wellness ™ Make Breakfast Count!	10 Put Fuel Up to Play 60 in Motion... Have students work with school leaders to revamp vending machines	11 Nutrition Tidbit Calcium, phosphorous and cocoa in chocolate may protect teeth against cavities	12 Read Open Wide School Tooth Inside by Laurie Keller	13
14 Valentine's Day Make and taste Strawberry-Banana Milk Blender Specials PDF	15 President' Day Get physical with a fun, family outing today!	16 American Heart Month Challenge students to "get up and play" 60 minutes a day for a healthy heart	17 The heart is a muscle — potassium and calcium play a key role in muscle contraction	18 Nutrition Fact Milk is a key source of potassium and calcium in American's diets	19	20 Read the latest Nutrition News™
21 Sweet Potato Month Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of vitamins A and C, and a good source of fiber	22 George Washington's Birthday Mashed sweet potatoes with coconut were one of his favorite foods	23 National Pancake Week Suggest heated frozen pancakes and milk as an after-school snack to try at home	24 Math Connection Read and interpret nutrient bar graphs in Arianna in Antarctica	25	26 Have a Food Group Relay	27 Preschool / Kindergarten Teachers Teach kids to get a Feel for Food
28 More Math Connections Use bar graphs to compare eight nutrients using the Think Your Drink! handout	1	2	3	4	5	6