The Young People’s Healthy Heart Program is dedicated to helping people of ALL AGES establish healthy eating and physical activity habits so they may lead long, healthy, and happy lives.

History of Young People's Healthy Heart Program

The Young People’s Healthy Heart Program in Valley City, North Dakota, originated in 1982 at Mercy Hospital under the direction of Sharon E. Buhr, MPH, LRD. Grants to promote heart health in elementary students provided the initial funds; lesson plans on behavior change and heart health were developed.

Test tube visuals were designed as part of the program and have been marketed across the United States and beyond for over 15 years. The funds from the sales of the test tube visuals allow the staff to promote nutrition and physical activity in the area and across the state of North Dakota. The focus is on people of all ages because everyone can be ‘young at heart.’

Food and Health Communications, owner of the Nutrition Education Store, purchased the YPHHP business after successfully selling it for years, hoping to keep it thriving for generations. Read the story here.

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FAT TUBES DISPLAY KIT - HOW MUCH FAT?
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FAT TUBES DISPLAY KIT - HOW MUCH FAT?
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FAT TUBES DISPLAY KIT - HOW MUCH FAT?

How Much Fat? Part I helps students or adult consumers understand how big a gram of fat is—the term used on labels. By seeing and holding each test tube, you can easily compare the amount of fat in various foods (e.g., fat-free skim milk vs. whole milk). With help from these tubes, you can show people how much fat they eat. This set of tubes displays the amount of fat in the following foods. (10 tubes).

  1. Hot Dog

  2. Ground Beef

  3. Bologna

  4. Chicken

  5. Cheese

  6. Fish

  7. Whole Milk

  8. Fast Food Cheeseburger

  9. Fat-Free Skim Milk

  10. Ice Cream

This set comes with a brochure with information and teaching ideas.

10 tubes are about 1/2" in diameter. Please store away from high heat sources or sunlight.


There are so many ways you can use your salt tubes.

  • You can display real food next to each tube.

  • Use with our "How Much Fat" Poster

  • or use with the fat content"Guide to Fats and Oils" poster

  • Or add menus with nutrition facts from your location.

  • Compare a real potato next to potato chips for a great lesson on how processing affects the nutrition content of foods.

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How Much Sugar Display Tubes
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How Much Sugar Display Tubes
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SUGAR TUBE DISPLAY KIT

How Much Sugar? The Sugar Test Tube Set demonstrates to students and adult consumers how much sugar is added to various foods and how added sugar contributes to overweight and obesity. Looking at these dramatic tubes will help everyone understand how the average American consumes almost 1 cup of sugar daily!

This test tube set displays the amount of sugar in the following ten popular foods:

  1. soda pop

  2. chocolate bar

  3. gelatin dessert

  4. brownie

  5. chocolate chip cookie

  6. pancake syrup

  7. toaster pastry

  8. apple pie

  9. vanilla ice cream

  10. sugary cereal

Amounts are shown in teaspoons so consumers can get a great visual of how much sugar is added to processed food. This set comes with a brochure with information and teaching ideas. Store away from high heat or sunlight. Tubes are 4/5" in size, with one tube sized about 1".

There are so many ways you can use your tubes.

  • You can display real food next to each tube.

  • Or add more beverages and have consumers measure out the sugar to go next to each one.

  • Compare an apple to apple pie or an apple pop tart for a great lesson on refined versus whole foods.

One glance at your display will get them on the right track forever.

  • The posters organize the processed foods in a realistic fashion: grains, cans, bottles, jars, frozen and restaurant food.

  • The poster that shows the low-sodium choices gives the lowest sodium foods in each food group: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, and flavoring agents like lemons, vinegar, and herbs.

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Salt Tubes Display Kit - How Much Salt Is In My Food
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Salt Tubes Display Kit - How Much Salt Is In My Food
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SALT TUBE DISPLAY KIT - HOW MUCH SALT?

How much salt are you eating? Yes, even if you never use the salt shaker!

The average American eats two to four times the recommended salt intake every day! Too much sodium can raise blood pressure as well as keep blood pressure high in people with hypertension.

How Much Salt? will help you counsel people of all ages to make wise decisions by allowing children, teens, or adults to see how much salt is in their food. Because consumers are familiar with salt, sodium values have been converted to salt for display in the test tubes.

Twelve tubes contain the following foods:

  1. Average American Salt Intake

  2. Pork Chops

  3. Recommended Salt Intake

  4. Ham

  5. Amount of Salt Needed Daily

  6. Fast Food Cheeseburger

  7. Canned Chicken Noodle Soup

  8. Potatoes

  9. Homemade Soup

  10. Potato Chips

  11. Canned Chow Mein

  12. A Typical Picnic Meal (Hot Dog, Chips & Beans)

This set comes with a brochure with information and teaching ideas. 10 are about 1/2" in diameter, with two larger tubes being 1" in diameter. Please store away from high heat sources or sunlight.

There are so many ways you can use your salt tubes.

  • You can display real food next to each tube.

  • Or add more popular foods from your area and have consumers measure the salt by the teaspoon to go next to each one.

  • Compare a real potato next to potato chips for a great lesson on refined versus whole foods.

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