Family Nutrition Blog
Our blog ‘Nourishing Thoughts’ keeps families informed on current nutrition news, fun kid-friendly nutrition tips to encourage healthy food, nutrition, and exercise choices, nutrition articles, and interactive tools for parents. Our healthy nutrition blog is for parents, teachers, and everyone who is interested in kids' health and nutrition.
Often, we will have weekly themes about healthy habits. The topic is discussed on Mondays, we follow up with a fun informative infographic that provides key facts about the topic, finishing up on Friday with some great materials and resources to use to bring that topic to home, school or wherever you are working with children to promote healthier habits! Enjoy.
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About Maggie
I am a nurse and a mother of two. I am also the founder of Nourish Interactive. I am very concerned about the health and well being of our children. I started the Nourishing Thoughts Blog so that I could help parents keep up on the latest trends in children’s nutrition and exercise.
I know that much like reading and writing is the foundation for learning, nutrition is the foundation for healthy children. But with so many new studies, products and trends constantly being reported it is hard to keep up. I just want to make it a little easier for parents by doing some of the legwork and providing you with up to date information.
Is it better to make your child's lunch or have them eat at the school cafeteria? Well that questions depends on what your school provides and what you provide.
Of course, all food will provide children with energy that their body needs to keep...
In my last post, I advocated for family mealtime as a great New Years family resolution. but if you need some more convincing here are some reasons why eating as a family may the key to a healthier child.
First of all, we are moving in the righ...
I hope everyone is off to a great 2015.
A new year is a chance to make healthy changes in the home and start the year off on a healthy tract. But there are so many things you can pick to work on, if you could only pick one, what would it be? ...
Starting your New Years with setting healthy goals. We want to help you get started. We have picked are best tips to share with you for a successful start to 2015!
Nourish Thought for the Day:
Set your child up for success by setting real...
We want to thank you for your support throughout the year. Without your kind words and encouragement and appreciation, it has made our job so much more enjoyable. We are truly inspired by the testimonials you have shared with us.
Happy New Yea...
Get children involved in the New Years Resolution fun. Get them thinking about the kind of health goal they would like to work on.
We have some fun printables that you can use to get them writing down their ideas or just getting in the spirit ...
I hope everyone had a joyous and very merry Christmas. Family time, food, gifts, singing and dancing, games are all part of a special holiday season.
I know I ate one too many Peruvian tamales. So today I am focused on getting some extra work...
Nourish Thought for the Day:
Thank you for inspiring us every day.
Want to keep the kids busy while you are getting ready for Christmas!
We are happy to share with you are fun healthy themed Christmas activities and printables for kids!
Nourish Thought for the Day:
There is always room for healthy fun...
As you get ready for the week of Christmas, I thought I would share the USDA top 10 tips for a healthier holiday choice*:
1. Healthy Recipe Makeover: Most recipes can be modified to be a bit more healthier. That can mean less salt, less fat o...