Nutrition and Health Posters to Decorate the Classroom

Healthy food posters, like the creative Foodscapes and other beautifully photographed images of vegetables and fruits are a visual way to encourage children, teens and young adults thinking about eating healthier foods.

The foodscape posters and puzzles are fun ways to promote health in the classroom. They might even inspire students to create their own foodscapes.

Nutrition related giveways (fruit and veggie erasers or stickers) and games are other ways to help kids and tweens think about eating healthier foods.

Take a look at the Nutrition posters, puzzles, games and giveways see if you are inspired to be eating healthier foods too.

Fly High on Nutrition Foodscape Poster available on Amazon

Health inspiring wall decals and poster

Fly High on Nutrition Foodscape Poster available on Amazon

As a nutrition teacher, I have put up several visually appealing posters of healthy fruits and vegetables on the walls of my classroom.

These green apple posters (seen in the photo) are right next to the main whiteboard at the front of the classroom, so are seen by the students as the look to the front of the classroom.

It is my hopes that these bright green apple posters on the walls will encourage students (consciously or subconsciously) to make healthier food choices and eat healthier foods.

Eat More Apples and Green Apples photographic posters are available from Allposters.com

Image by Kirsti A. Dyer

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A closer look at these fun Foodscapes poster up close.

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See how photographer Carl Warner creates Food landscapes entirely out of food from SkeeterNYC.

We have one of his calendars on the wall.

In the back of the classroom I have also put up bright health promoting posters for students to see.

I also hope that other students who have non-nutrition classes in this room, might be inspired by these colorful posters to eat healthier.

The Fruit & Vegetable Challenge Poster has big, bright forks with holding fruits and vegetables that make you want to go out and eat fruits and veggies. The poster also includes several meal ideas using veggies and fruits.

The Fruit & Vegetable Challenge Poster Kit is available from Team Nutrition and the Mixed Bell Peppers poster from Amazon

Image by Kirsti A. Dyer

The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion makes many of the MyPlate posters available for free. In addition, there are additional free materials available from the USDA's Team Nutrition for schools and child-care centers that participates in Federal Child Nutrition Programs.

Bulk poster orders can also be ordered for a fee from the Government Printing Office or Purdue University Cooperative Extension.

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Puzzles are another fun way to learn while looking at colors and shapes to put pieces together into a large image.

I will be adding at lease one of these incredible food landscapes like the cart and balloons to set up in our home for my daughters to work on a family jigsaw puzzle.

The 500 Piece Colorful Fruit Jigsaw Puzzle below might be a good one to use in a classroom (fewer pieces to lose). This fruit puzzle measures 18 x 23.5 inches (1.5 by 2 feet).

It is a great incentive to have a fruit or healthy food party in the classroom to celebrate once the puzzle it put together.

Food Landscape Puzzle available on Amazon

Whenever I got into my daughters' classrooms I try to bring along some fun nutrition related giveaway.

Erasers and stickers are fun ways to keep kids thinking about nutrition whenever they are using their stickers or playing with erasers.

I've included other fun healthy giveaways ideas on the Healthy Fundraisers Page.

These Japanese Fruit and Veggie Erasers from Iwako are erasers and little puzzles that can be taken apart. They have been a bit hit.

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What do you think about having healthy nutrition posters in the classroom as visual aids?