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.
This month is National Potato Lover's Month.
Many people think potato and immediately think of French fries, loaded baked potato and potato chips. And you might also associate fatty and unhealthy too. But actually potatoes have gotten a bad ...
Happy President's Day!
In honor of President's Day, I thought it would be fun to look at some food facts about some of the great presidents of the past.
President's Food Trivia*:
President George Washington: favorite food from the...
Salmon with a dash of eel-like creature…on your dinner plate? A fish with this genetically engineered make-up may soon hit grocery store shelves.*
On December 21, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration released an Environmental Asse...
This year over 17.6 billion dollars on candy for Valentines Day. There is no doubt that kids will also be receiving an extra dose of candy on Valentine's Day.
Before you rush out and buy sweet treats for the kids this Valentine's day, here are ...
Next Monday, children will be out of school in celebration of President's Day.
We want to honor our presidents and combine that with some healthy fun. We are happy to share with you our a new section in our Free Printables!
We are so proud ...
I just came across this challenge and w...
Valentine's day is just around the corner and kids will be preparing their Valentine's day cards to give to family and friends.
We love holidays because it is a great time to mix holiday fun with some healthy messaging!
We have some free V...
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
I am running out the door to buy some avocados for my Super bowl family party.
We can not have a party without some guacamole dip and some avocado pieces in our salad. Avocados are one of the only fruits with mono saturated fats, a healthy fat ...
Superbowl Sunday is this weekend and you may or may not be surprised to know that it is the second most caloric day of the year! Of course, the first is Thanksgiving.
But does a superbowl party have to mean the end of healthy foods as we know i...
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