Celebrating the Network’s History

A Timeline of Nutrition Education

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

Foods recommended came in 5 groups:

1. milk and meat

2. cereals

3. vegetables and fruit

4. fats and fatty foods

5. sugars and sugary foods.

In 1917, the first USDA food guide appeared.

1943-1946

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

1940s

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

1940s continued

1. Milk and milk products

2. Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, peas and nuts

3. Bread, flour and cereals

4. Leafy green and yellow vegetables

5. Potatoes and sweet potatoes

6. Citrus, tomato, cabbage, salad greens

7. Butter, fortified margarine

This guide offered 7 food groups which supported the RDA requirements:

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.

1950s-1960s

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

1970s

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

1980s

• Then, the ‘80s brought…

1988

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

*Sweden’s heart disease death rate is even higher than the US rate. www.healthy-eating-politics.com/food-myths.html

2005

• In 2005, MyPyramid was created.

1916-2005

• Almost a century in USDA food guidance…

Food For Young Children1916

1940s

1950s-1960s

1970s

1992

2005

TODAY

• …to get us here

Weight of the Nation

1936-2006

2000 LAUSD

• Network for a Healthy California—LAUSD 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.

The Network in 2000

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."

Major Network Components

• 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

2001 2012

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396989/

Major Components

• 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

2001 2012

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396989/

The Network in 2012

• Congratulations to the 94 schools that have participated in

Network for a Healthy California—

LAUSD for the last 12 consecutive years!

• You are our success story!

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Achievem ent Aw ard

Roberta Acantilado, Project Director

Presented to

School Name Issued by the Network for Healthy California—LAUSD in appreciation for your exemplary achievement and dedication by participating in our program for the past ten years or more.

Dr. Lori Vollandt, Health Education Program Coordinator