Nutrition & Classroom Education Resources

To order these nutrition resources you must be a Washington nutrition/health professional or educator. Please contact the Washington State Beef Commission directly using our Web Form to inquire about any of the materials for use in nutrition/health education classes or resources for your office or classroom.

Feel free to print out our order forms. They are easily faxed or mailed into our office. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

Classroom Resources

Nutrition Education Resources

Limit of 2 tear pads per person.

Beef Nutrients That Work as Hard as You Do

The first in our nutrition tearpad series. Tear pad with latest information on the positive benefits of zinc, iron, protein, and B-vitamins found in beef. Also discusses the parity of lean beef with lean white meat in a cholesterol-lowering diet and the emerging research on the potential health benefits of CLA, selenium and choline. 100 sheets per tear pad. Now in Spanish too!

Everyday Solutions For Everyday Heroes

Colorful tear pad packed with information and guidelines discussing how good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle help busy women get the energy they need. Unravels the equation of E=F+A+Z (energy = food + activity + zzz’s ). 100 sheets per tear pad.

Fitness Connection

A tear sheet designed with today's busy family in mind. All about fitting fitness into a busy life, Fitness Connection offers tips and ideas to increase activity, make healthy food choices and offers a great recipe that is lean and easy as well as sure to be a family pleaser. 100 sheets per tear pad.  Now in Spanish too!

Relax, Recover, and Renew

Third in the series discussing the importance of a healthy diet and a balanced lifestyle for busy people! Discusses 7 tips to reduce stress and increase energy. Includes a 15-minute pot roast recipe using new fully-cooked pot roast. 100 sheets per tear pad.

Eating for Two?

Another tear sheet in the series discussing the importance of eating a healthy diet during pregnancy and summarizes the role vitamins and minerals play in the development of a growing baby. It also discusses the importance of physical activity. 100 sheets per tear pad.  Now in Spanish too!

Childhood Nutrition

Another in this nutrition series provides up-to-date information on the nutrients a child needs. It discusses the functions of key nutrients, feeding tips for infants through the preschool years plus ideas for kid-friendly snacks. 100 sheets per tear pad. Now in Spanish too!

The Tween Scene

New! The latest in the nutrition series. Encourages “tweens”, 8-12 year-olds, to eat a balanced diet and lay the foundation for lifelong good health. Science-based but kid-friendly it includes a great recipe, tips for eating on the go and fitness. 100-sheet tear pad.  Now in Spanish too!

Nutrient Facts: Trans Fatty Acids

New to our collection of nutrition education materials is this 11"x17", full-color, 4-page brochure that works wonderfully as an in-office resource as well as take-home information for clients. Explains the background of trans-fatty acids as well as CLA's and VA's (beneficial TFA's) as related to beef and other animal products. Beef's fatty acid profile is also discussed. Download the pdf file now! Click here

Facts for Your File: Adolescent Vegetarianism

A four-page flyer providing information on the types, extent, and healthfulness of vegetarian diets. Also discusses common nutrient deficiencies. Download the pdf file now! Click here

The following are a new series of nutrition graphics that are available in single sheets and excellent for use with clients or for general reference…

29 Ways to Love Lean Beef (includes nutrient comparisons)

Protein-Rich Diets Boost Benefits of Exercise (study recap)

Individuals Not Meeting RDA's for Nutrients

Choose Your Calories by the Company They Keep

What's Your Nutrition IQ?

Beef's Role in a Heart-Healthy Diet

Beef's Competitive Advantage

Fatty Acid Profile of Beef

Lean Ground Beef: Low in Fat, High in Nutrients

Nutrient Profile of Ground Beef

Recipes for Healthy Eating

The Healthy Beef Cookbook

Cost is just $21.95 each! A great new kitchen resource for the everyday cook that loves to eat healthy and still enjoy fast, flavorful meals. A cooperative effort between the American Dietetic Association and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, this cookbook combines the best of everyday favorite foods with real world nutrition advice. Order Yours Today! Order Yours Today!

The Healthy Beef Cookbook Brochure Series

New! Each brochure includes two sample recipes from The Healthy Beef Cookbook as well as unique nutrition information for the everyday cook. Series of six brochures, each highlighting one chapter of the Cookbook.

Easy Entertaining with Delicious Lean Beef

Healthy & Delicious Lean Beef Salads

Hearty Lean Beef Stews & Chilis

Family-Pleasing Lean Beef Meals

Lean Beef One-Dish Meals

Great Grilling with Lean Beef

Plate Power!

New! Based on the new MyPyramid and focused on helping us all get more nutrition bang for our calorie buck. Includes nutrition information, sample meal plan, shopping list and two outstanding lean and mean beef meal recipes.

Nutrient-Rich Meals Pack A Punch For Children!

New! Based on the new MyPyramid for Kids, a nutrition brochure designed to educate parents about beef’s role in the healthy diets of growing children. Includes two great recipes.

Beef and Your Good Health

Limited Quantities! A colorful brochure featuring multiple recipes that are lean and healthy as well as flavorful and family-friendly.

The Skinny on Ground Beef

A nutrition recipe brochure that features the USDA’s new nutrition facts for lean ground beef in comparison to ground turkey.

Lean ‘N Easy Beef

This two-sided easel is complete with six, lean beef recipes, a nutritional profile comparing fat grams of beef to chicken, beef purchasing, cooking, and serving tips.

Nutrition & Education Kits

Education kits are designed to provide nutrition professionals and educators with the tools that can help create fun, informative nutrition and health teaching opportunities for students of all ages. Kits are available free of charge only to health professionals and Washington State school teachers. Please contact us directly using our Web Form to place an order for your education kit.

Limit of one kit per person.

MyPyramid and MyPyramid for Kids - limited supply

Poster-sized rendition of the 2006 USDA MyPyramid Food Guidance graphic. Both adult and youth versions include 8 black and white originals on the back for copying that include lessons, in-depth information about MyPyramid and activities relevant to classrooms, clinics and nutrition classes for all ages. Full color poster are bright and easy to use. Limit one free per person in Washington. Unlimited quantities can be ordered on-line at www.beefnutrition.org for a fee.

Fit For A Princess

Educational Girl Scout patch program designed to cover topics of nutrition and the role of specific nutrients in the diet. For Junior Girl Scout Troops, ages 8-11. Each troop kit includes a leader guide and a guide book, tiara and patch for each scout as well as a letter to the parents explaining the program. Fit for a Princess has received approval from the American Association of Family Physicians Foundation and was created cooperatively with the GSUSA organization. Free to all Washington Girl Scout Troops. No limit.

Fueled for Flight

Education kit designed for 5th and 6th grade students to learn math and science skills using space travel as a thematic approach to teaching students how the body uses energy. Nutrition, and exercise are used to make analogies between key concepts. Students learn math and science skills as well as key concepts for everyday health and nutrition. The kit includes a 20-minute video, a 20-page teacher's guide, 16 reproducible masters and a pre/post test.

Take a Cook on the Wild Side

A video kit designed for use with junior and senior high school students. Includes information on nutrition, food safety, meal planning, how to select beef cuts, and preparation methods. Includes: video, reproducible masters, study-guides and lesson plans.

It’s All About You

Excellent for high school youth as well as adults. This video kit was developed by the Dietary Guidelines Alliance to support efforts to help consumers achieve healthy, active lifestyles. The kit provides professionals a tool that illustrates positive, simple and consistent nutrition and health messages. Built upon the It’s All About You campaign messages and based on qualitative research done with consumers and nutrition educators, it contains the first-ever Owner’s Manual for Your Body. A video and Leader’s Guide are also included.

School Wellness Toolkit

A useful tool for school officials, health professionals, parents, and community members this kit provides everything you need to get involved in school wellness policies in your local district.  Components include: How-To Manual, resources and links to agencies and groups, reprint articles from the School Foodservice and Nutrition Journal, reproducible Handouts, MyPyramid and MyPyramid for Kids posters.

NEW! Choose Well

This new 4^th-5^th grade math curriculum kit addresses the importance of choosing nutrient-rich foods first and techniques for visualizing appropriate portion sizes and physical activity. Includes a Telly award-winning DVD video and a copy of Appetite Attack, an action-packed computer game. Choose Well has been favorably reviewed by the American Dietetic Association Foundation as part of the Healthy Families, Healthy Kids initiative.

Beef in Brief

This kit can be used in social studies, science or language arts middle school classes. Beef in Brief tells the farm-to-fork story of beef production. Topics covered include nutrition, food safety, animal welfare, environmental impact and by-products. 

Basics About Beef

This colorful 24-page booklet for junior and senior high school consumer sciences students covers the nutritional benefits of beef as well as all aspects of buying, storing, preparing and serving beef. The 8 1/2" x 11" booklet also contains word puzzles which offer an interesting way to reinforce and review the information found in the booklet.

Celebrate America!

This program is designed to supplement the 4^th-5^th grade social studies curriculum. It provides students the opportunity to explore the foods and traditions of their own individual cultural backgrounds and gather information about how and when their families came to America. The kit includes a video, leader's guide containing activity masters, and a full-color Food Guide Pyramid poster.

NEW! Live Well: Naturally Nutrient-Rich Foods

New from the Naturally-Nutrient Rich Coalition. Contains leader guide, BW handouts, MyPyramid poster and sheet. Designed for high school students to adults.

Safe Food Journey Poster

Detailing the journey food makes from the farm to students' homes, this colorful educational poster describes the processes that promote a safe food supply. The reverse side of the poster includes worksheets and activities for students in the classroom.

If you are interested in ordering any of the above noted materials please contact us Using Our Web Form.

IT’S NATURALLY NUTRIENT RICH.