Celebrating the Network

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Celebrating the Networks History

• A Timeline of Nutrition Education

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1902

• In 1902, Wilbur Olin Atwater, Ph.D., an
  agricultural chemist who founded and directed the
  Office of Experiment Stations (OES) for the USDA,
  wrote the first dietary guideline.

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1917
In 1917, the first USDA food guide appeared.

• Foods recommended came in 5 groups
• milk and meat
• cereals
• vegetables and fruit
• fats and fatty foods
• sugars and sugary foods.

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1943-1946
In 1943, it created the National Wartime
Nutrition Guide, and then revised it in 1946 as
the National Nutrition Guide.
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1940s

• Later in the 1940s, A Guide to Good Eating (Basic
  Seven), was the focus.

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1940s continued
This guide offered 7 food groups which supported
the RDA requirements

• Milk and milk products
• Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, peas and nuts
• Bread, flour and cereals
• Leafy green and yellow vegetables
• Potatoes and sweet potatoes
• Citrus, tomato, cabbage, salad greens
• Butter, fortified margarine

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1967

• In 1967, CBS aired a documentary on TV, Hunger in
  America
• This documentary reported the extent of hunger
  and malnutrition among low income groups in the
  United States.

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1950s-1960s

• In the 1950s-1960s, the USDA adopted Food for
  Fitness, A Daily Food Guide (Basic Four)

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1970s

• In the 1970s, the Hassle-Free Daily Food Guide
  was recommended.

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1980s

• Then, the 80s brought

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1988

• In 1988, several USDA scientists obtained copies
  of Swedens food pyramid at an international
  conference, and used it as a graphical basis for
  a new guideline in the US.

Swedens heart disease death rate is even higher
than the US rate. www.healthy-eating-politics.com
/food-myths.html
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2005

• In 2005, MyPyramid was created.

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1916-2005

• Almost a century in USDA food guidance

Food For Young Children 1916
1940s
1992
1970s
2005
1950s-1960s
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TODAY

• to get us here

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Weight of the Nation
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1936-2006
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2000 LAUSD

• Network for a Healthy CaliforniaLAUSD joins the
  movement
• In October 2000, the Los Angeles Unified School
  District (LAUSD) established the Nutrition
  Network (NutNet) through a United States
  Department of Agriculture grant to the California
  Department of Health Services.
• The goal of LAUSD NutNet is to encourage healthy
  eating choices by increasing fruit and vegetable
  consumption and physical activity among its
  students through nutrition education.

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The Network in 2000
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At the Forefront

• "Nonnie was always looking for meaningful
  experiences that would engage children in the
  learning process. She wanted to connect what they
  were learning to nature -- to make learning come
  alive.
• "A lot of kids think apples come from a plastic
  bag in the grocery store. When they see food
  growing in the ground, it changes everything. One
  boy who hated eggplant couldn't wait to eat it
  after he planted it in the school garden.
• "Nonnie wanted a garden in every school. She
  worked hard for that."

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Major Network Components
Harvest of the Month Harvest of the Month
newsletter Action grants Chef in the Classroom,
Farmer in the Classroom, Produce Stand, Muralist,
Theatrical Performances Nutrition Advisory
Councils School gardening support Individual
school-generated activities
2001
2012

• Harvest of the Month
• Harvest of the Month newsletter
• Action grants
• Chef in the Classroom
• Nutrition Advisory Councils
• School gardening support
• Individual school-generated activities.

• Harvest of the Month
• Harvest of the Month newsletter
• Action grants
• Chef in the Classroom
• Farmer in the Classroom
• Produce Stand
• Muralist
• Theatrical Performances
• Nutrition Advisory Councils
• School gardening support
• Individual school-generated activities

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396989/
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Major Components
2001
2012

• Application for funding and voluntary
  participation
• Fall kick-off event at which the programs (e.g.,
  Harvest of the Month, gardening) were announced
• Requirements for logging hours spent on
  grant-related activities

• No fall kick-off
• No logging requirements
• Application for funding and voluntary
  participation

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396989/
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The Network in 2012

• Congratulations to the 94 schools that have
  participated in Network for a Healthy
  CaliforniaLAUSD for the last 12 consecutive
  years!
• You are our success story!