Sunday, November 01, 2009 - Monday, November 30, 2009
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1 Daylight Savings Time Ends Fall back an hour today!	2 National Pomegranate Month Make and taste Pomegranate Smoothies	3 Election Day Vote for kids' favorite dairy foods and graph the results; repeat for other foods	4 Get Moving... Do and "Antarctic Calisthenics" routine for a physical activity break	5	6 NEW! Fuel Up to Play 60 Enroll today and join the National Competition	7 Teach kids all the right moves... With Bridges to Wellness™ Physical Activity and Nutrition Lessons
8 National Parents as Teachers Day Send home November Fun Facts Newsletter (PDF)	9 Check Out... MyPyramid for Preschoolers at MyPyramid.gov	10 Check out Little D's "Going Further" Ideas for the upcoming holiday	11 Research Finding... Low levels of vitamin D in children and teens are associated with risk factors for heart disease	12 Milk and Vitamin D 3 cups of vitamin D fortified milk provides 300 IU vitamin D; 4 cups provide 400 IU	13 Family Stories Month Write stories about students' favorite family food traditions	14
15 Ask foodservice to take the lead in protecting the environment with the New Look of School Milk in recycable plastic bottles	16 NEW! Check out... "One stop shop" child nutrition health education kit	17 Homemade Bread Day Read Sun Bread by Elisa Kleven	18 Nutrition Fact... School meals and snacks provide one-third to 50% of students' daily nutritional needs	19 Food Model Activity Identify nutritious food with a fun game of 20 Questions	20 National Farm-City® Week 20th-26th Write letters thanking local dairy farmers for the abundance of fresh milk and dairy foods	21 National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week Organize a food drive for a local shelter
22 National Farm-City® Week Activity Teach students how milk gets from the farm to the table with Milk from Cow to You activities and masters	23 National Game & Puzzle Week Download NEW Nutrition and Physical Activity Puzzles	24 Nutrition Bookshelf Read a Thanksgiving book aloud today; check the Bookshelf suggestions	25 Thanksgiving Remind kids to balance their Thanksgiving dinner "energy in" with lots physical activity "energy out"	26 Pumpkin is an excellent source of vitamin A — even when it is in pie! Limit portions to keep calories in check.	27 Kids Kitchen Activity Suggest that kids make Pumpkin Yogurt Cheesecake Shakes during the Thanksgiving break	28
29 Find... 10 tips for fitting more steps into your holiday schedule.	30 Pen a Holiday Mystery Spice up the holidays with activities that extend Arianna's Nutrition Expedition™ lessons	1	2	3	4	5