Happy National Trail mix Day! Kids and parents enjoy trail mix as a quick snack. And it can be a very healthy snack too.Get the kids involved and make your own trail mix! Not only is it a great way to teach your children about a healthy snack but yo...
It's back to school time and healthy meals are more important than ever. We have created some very cute and fun MyPlate materials that you can use to help kids see that a healthy plate has foods from all the food groups.
New MyPlate learni...
Your child is complaining that they are starving by lunch time. What can you do to help keep their tummies full so they can concentrate in school?
Make sure they have breakfast every morning
Add more protein rich foods to their breakfast and high f...
You are fixing your child's lunch with healthy foods and hoping that your child will eat it!So how do you ensure that your child will eat the healthy lunch you have prepared and not toss it or trade it. Well, of course, as they get older, it gets hard...
It is back to school time and breakfast will be a very important part of your child's morning routine. For many families that are on the go, this often means cereal.
But how do you find healthy cereal that will give your child the nutrition he/...
Eating Healthy with Kids Guide | Food Shopping Tips | Handling Food Marketing Tactics
Obstacles to eating healthier from food marketing to kids to the time crunch factor- we've got the facts and practical steps to help your kids eat healthier.As a par...
The USDA and Michelle Obama launched a new symbol for Americans to help us make healthy food choices.The food pyramid is no longer the icon of choice to represent how to eat healthy. Instead, a dinner plate showing the five food groups and their porti...
This week there is a great deal of buzz about the launch of the new USDA food symbol.The rumor has it that a plate will be the new icon for eating healthy and the food pyramid will no longer be used as the symbol for healthy eating.You may remember tha...
The American Dietitic Association has spoken out on the nutrition provided for children in daycare.This represents mostly children 2-5 years old who receive one or more of their main meals during the time they are being cared for. Nearly 9 million chi...
Your restaurant experience may be changing as the US Food and Drug Adminstariton will be requiring restaurants to list the calories on their menu. This part of a strategy to fight childhood and adult obesity.It has been pretty well documented that we ...