Education

Knowledge is Power!

Tell us what your kids are eating and drinking every day. Use this helpful tool to help us evaluate your child, tween or teen's daily intake to see if they are meeting their nutrition needs. Fill it in and bring it with you when you come for a nutrition evaluation:

• Click here to fill out our Student Food and Activity Journal
• Click here to download an Interactive Food and Activity Journal (must have Microsoft Word 97 or higher)
• Calculate your child's Body Mass Index (BMI).
• Click here for the USDA Food Pyramid for Kids.

We offer Nutrition Education Workshops, Healthy Cooking, Food & Nutrition Science Labs & Youth Fitness Training Classes for private small student groups ages 6 and up. One or Two hour programs are available on closed school, conference days & weekdays for school, camp and scout troop field trips. Pre-registration required for groups of 6-12 students. 

Daisy, Brownie, Cub, Girl & Boy Scout Troops come "learn & earn" healthy living & food guide pyramid iron-on badges with us!  Make it a fun and educational part of completing one of your troops nutrition & healthy lifestyle badge earning requirements.

To register, please call 516-286-5255 or register online.

Recommended links:

• Food-a-pedia: http://www.myfoodapedia.gov
• My Pyramid Plan For Your Preschooler: http://www.mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/plan/index.html
• BMI for children & Teens: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/calculator.aspx
• Analyze My Plate: http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/index.html
• Snack Analysis: http://www.snackwise.org/home.cfm
• Activity Calculator: http://healthdiscovery.com/tools/calculators/activity/activity.html
• How obesity harms a child's body (an interactive look inside the Washington Post): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/health/childhoodobesity/obesityeffects.html

Join One Potato Two Tomato® in Albertson, NY today and sign up to learn how fun fitness and healthy lifestyle habits can transform the way your child thinks, plays, and lives. Choose the program that's right for your family, and register today. Our registered dietitians and youth fitness trainers will be happy to give you a tour and answer all of your questions. We're just a phone call away. Don't let another day pass by. Change your child's life today, and enjoy the benefits for years to come!