ACYF Administration on Children, Youth and Families	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families
	1. Log No. ACYF-IM-HS-96-17	2. Issuance Date: 09/19/96
	3. Originating Office: Head Start Bureau
	4. Key Word: Dietary Guidelines

INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

TO: Head Start Grantees and Delegate Agencies

FROM: Associate Commissioner Head Start Bureau

SUBJECT: Complimentary Copy of "Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans"

INFORMATION: Attached is a copy of the United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Health and Human Services publication entitled "Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans." This booklet is designed to help families learn more about food choices that promote health and prevent disease. It contains the latest information about the dietary guidelines for Americans, the Food Guide Pyramid, weight control, and the new food label. Both program staff and parents will find this information useful as they plan nutrition activities for the upcoming school year.

If you would like to order a single copy of the booklet, send your name and address along with 50 cents by check or money order made payable to the "Superintendent of Documents" to:

Consumer Information Center
Department 378-C, Pueblo, CO 81009

To order bulk copies in units of 50, send your name and address along with a check or money order for $53.00 made payable to the "Superintendent of Documents" to:

U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402.

Telephone orders can be placed by using VISA or MasterCard credit cards or the GPO Deposit Account. The telephone number is (202) 512-1800.

When ordering by either telephone or mail, include the GPO stock number:

001-000-04625-0.

/S/
Helen H. Taylor
Associate Commissioner
Head Start Bureau

CC : Regional Administrators, ACE, Regions 1-X American Indian and Migrant Programs Branches