Publications

Nutrition for Children

Publications in (.pdf) format

Charts

Growth Charts

2 to 20 Years Boys:
Body Mass Index-for-Age

2 to 20 Years Girls:
Body Mass Index-for-Age

2 to 5 Year Boys:
Front: Stature-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
Back: Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentiles

2 to 5 Year Girls:
Front: Stature-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
Back: Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentiles

Birth to 36 Months Boys:
Front: Length-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
Back: Head Circumference-for-Age and Weight-for-Length Percentiles

Birth to 36 Months Girls:
Front: Length-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles
Back: Head Circumference-for-Age and Weight-for-Length Percentiles

Weight for Stature Percentiles Boys
Weight for Stature Percentiles Girls

Forms

Dietary Intakes

Diet intake and Nutrition Information for Children 1-6 Years of Age

Pamphlets

10 Steps For Parents: Healthy Eating At School
Building Good Food Habits for Kids 1 to 6
Daily Food Guide For Children Ages 1 to 3 Years
Eating Behaviors of the Toddler and Preschooler
Foods For Young Children 1-6
Growing Up With A Healthy Weight
Heart Health For Kids
Help Your Child Grow
Helping Your Overweight Child
Iron For Your Child
Prevent Childhood Choking
Roundin' Up Healthy Snacks For Kids Ages 1 to 6
Tips For Adding Meat To Your Child's Meals

Reports

1995 PedNSS Report
1996 PedNSS Report
1998 PedNSS Report
2000 PedNSS Report
2001 PedNSS Report
2002 PedNSS Report
2003 PedNSS Report
2003 Clinic PedNSS Report
2003 County PedNSS Report
2004 PedNSS Report

The Food Guide Pyramid, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and The Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children provide recommendations for healthy eating and physical activity. Files can be downloaded and used as posters or handouts in an educational setting.

For science-based, behavior-focused, and motivational messages about healthy eating and physical activity based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, visit the website for the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Nutrition Education and Promotion Campaign Eat Smart. Play Hard. Posters, activity sheets for kids, parent brochures, and ordering information for the Power Pac and Power Panther costume are all available. "Eat Smart. Play Hard" campaign materials were introduced in May 2002 to provide an opportunity to get the attention of kids with a new look.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, updated in 2000, include for the first time a guideline related to food safety. To help teach food safety to children, see the special section for educators on the Partnership for Food Safety Education's Fight BAC! website.

For a better understanding of the role of nutrition as a factor in overall health, go to the Healthy People 2010 Objectives. Incorporate Healthy People 2010 Objectives into a comprehensive school health plan, develop interventions to meet the goals, or use them as a guide for policy decisions.

Additional sites that will be an accurate source of nutrition information for children, adolescents and adults are:

• the American Dietetics Association
• 4girls Health, a part of the National Women's Health Center, is designed to encourage girls ages 10-16 to choose healthy behaviors by providing health-related information in an interactive, user-friendly format, and
• www.nutrition.gov, initiated by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General.

To locate more information on the topic of childhood nutrition, use the Maternal and Child Health Library, Knowledge Path: Child and Adolescent Nutrition website. This knowledge path on childhood nutrition provides a selection of current, high-quality resources and tools aimed at health professionals, program administrators, and researchers who are interested in up-to-date information on this topic.