Illustrations: Food Pyramid, drawings of food
- Where: On nutrition education materials
- How: This is a commonly used educational tool that can be found in textbooks and online.
- Why: The food pyramid is a universal way for people to know what foods and food groups are recommended. Drawings of food can also be a helpful visual.
Photographs: Photos of food
- Where: Handouts, brochures, presentations, magnets, any health messaging
- How: Drawings can be made by an instructor, or a graphic designer, depending on the audience.
- Why: People can identify with things they see that they are familiar with. It is also helpful for a person to see what a food looks like, so they can identify it when they go grocery shopping.
Symbols and Icons: MyPlate
- Where: On nutrition education materials
- How: These are given in presentations in classrooms and to children on placemats.
- Why: This image is easy for children to understand. It is a commonly used image symbolizing healthy eating.
Tables are often used. Numerical- used to compare exact values. Prose- used to organize verbal information.
- Where: In textbooks, or in presentations.
- How: Tables are used to show food sources of vitamins, minerals, fats, carbs, proteins, etc. They include the food, the recommended serving size and health benefit.
- Why: Tables can be an easy way to look up a vitamin and check to see what food you can eat in order to reach daily recommended intakes.
Graphs: Bar graphs Results of a Nutrition survey.
- Where: Results of a the Health & Wellness Survey at UA.
- How: Graphs show the amount of students who report healthy eating habits.
- Why: These can be a good way to see what students are doing well, and how they can improve, which helps staff to learn what areas they can strength in health promotion.
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