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Have fun with Healthy Choices Count! 

Put Healthy Choices Count! into action with the monthly 5-2-1-0 Feature! Each month, a new theme will be presented and interactive resources will be provided to work on your healthy habits. Do you want to receive the 5-2-1-0 Feature in your inbox? We send it out each month in our newsletter. Sign up here!

•  View the 2019-2020 Topic Calendar
  

December: Try these winter break boredom busters

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Resources mentioned in December:

• Healthy viewing habit guidance from AAP
• 5-2-1-0 Activity Book, highlighting screen-free games

November: Pick healthy sides for the holidays!

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Resources mentioned in November:

• Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website
  • Recipe: Holiday Fruit Salad
  • Recipe: Homemade Mac & Cheese with Greens
  • Recipe: Stuffing with Vegetables
• "Cooking with Kids" tip sheet
• Guide to frozen and canned fruits and vegetables
• 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! recipe book

October: It's Healthiest State Month!

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Resources mentioned in October:

• Healthiest State Month celebration toolkits
• 5-2-1-0 Activity Sheets
  • Fill up on fruits and vegetables!
  • Unplug to have more fun!
  • Make time for play every day!
  • Drink more water!
• 5-2-1-0 Coloring Sheet
• 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Summit registration

September: Get ready for Walk to School Day!

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Resources mentioned in September:

• Walk to School Day (Oct. 2)
• Why walk to school?
• Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School 
• Iowa Safe Routes to School
• Register for the Healthiest State Annual Walk

August: Tips to build a healthy lunch

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Resources mentioned in August:

• MyPlate Guide to School Lunch for Families
• MyPlate Tips to Build a Healthy Plate
• Healthy Brown Bag Lunches: 1 week of recipes and shopping list

July: Tips to reduce screen time this summer

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Resources mentioned in July:

• Adventure Pass (select your local library from the drop down)
• 99 Counties, 99 Parks Family Fun Guide 
• School Vacation Bucket List
• Summer Screen-Time Contract
• Fun and Cheap Screen-Free Activities

June: National Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month

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Resources mentioned in June:

• Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website with budget-friendly, healthy recipes
• Why its important to limit unhealthy choices for snacks and celebrations
• Print and make your own 5-A-Day Fruit & Veggie Bands
• Tips on how to conduct a taste test with students

May: National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

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Resources mentioned in May:

• Celebrate National Physical Fitness & Sports Month with Action for Healthy Kids tips and resources
• BONUS: Why its important to get 1 hour of physical activity every day
• BONUS: Free and fun physical activity ideas

April: School Library Month

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Resources mentioned in April:

• School Library Month information
• Register your Screen-Free Week on ScreenFree.org
  • Tips for planning a Screen-Free Week event (Action for Healthy Kids)
• See all past Goldfinch Award book winners

March: National Nutrition Month

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Resources mentioned in March:

• National Nutrition Month information
• USDA What's Cooking? cookbooks and recipe tools
• Choose MyPlate KidsPlace (Part of choosemyplate.gov) 

February: Why we love water

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Resources mentioned in February:

• Tips to drink more water and less juice
• BONUS: How to jazz up water
• BONUS: 8 ways to drink 8 glasses of water

January: How to stay active in the winter months

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Resources mentioned in January:

• Hy-Vee KidsFit
  • 5-Week Challenge workbook
  • Teacher/Parental guide 

December: How to make healthier holiday choices

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Resources mentioned in December:

• Kid-friendly portion size guide
• Quick and healthy snack ideas
• MyPlate holiday makeover infographic
• How to use 5-A-Day Bracelets

November: Spend time with family away from screens 

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Resources mentioned in November:

• 101 Screen-Free Activities (ScreenFree.Org)
• Create Your Family Media Plan (AAP)
• Conversation Starters and Dinner Games (The Family Dinner Project)

October: Healthiest State Month

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Resources mentioned in October:

• Healthiest State Month webpage 
• Healthiest State Month celebration toolkits
• 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Summit 

September: Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

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Resources mentioned in September:

• 5-2-1-0 Activity Tracker
• Tips to eat 5 fruits or vegetables a day
• Tips to get 1 hour of physical activity a day