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Food Nutrition Courses

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Developing Healthy Eating Habits in Preschoolers
Based on MyPyramid for Preschoolers, this lesson provides information on developing healthy eating habits. 
Credit Hours: 1 hr Course Price: Pay First Certificate Fee : 5.00
Diet Quality & the School-Age Child
This module will review: trends in the diets of children, nutrients of concern, and how MyPyramid for Kids helps to address nutrients of concern. By the end of this module, you will be able to list the nutrients of concern for children and explain how the MyPyramid for Kids eating plan addresses nutrients of concern. 
Credit Hours: 2 hr Course Price: Pay First Certificate Fee : 10.00
Little Tummies and Big Appetites: Nutrition and the Preschool Child
This short educational module covers the when, what, and how much of child feeding recommendations are based on the USDA MyPyramid and the American Academy of Pediatrics. 
Credit Hours: 1 hr Course Price: Free Certificate Fee : 5.00
Controlling Asthma Triggers in the Indoor Environment
This course will discuss common triggers and ways to reduce those triggers in the indoor environment. This course qualifies for 2 clock hours of credit for child care professionals.  
Credit Hours: 2 hr Course Price: Free Certificate Fee : 10.00
Osteoporosis
This lesson teaches about osteoporosis - its risks and consequences, and things you can do to help prevent osteoporosis. Prevention focuses on consulting healthcare providers, adopting a healthy lifestyle, being physically active, and eating a balanced diet. There is also information about research related to women´s health 
Credit Hours: 1 hr Course Price: Free Certificate Fee : Free