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.
Sweet treats and creative costumes of the Halloween season are on the minds of many children this month. Did you know that American Dental Hygienists' Association chose October as National Dental Hygiene Month? October is jam packed with so many high ...
The USDA has just funded a 2 million dollar study to learn how to affect children's eating habits during school lunchtime.The idea is for the research to fight childhood obesity through changing the way students think about their lunch choices.
Chang...
According to a new study published in this months Journal of the American Dietetic Association (October 201 issue):
empty calories represent 40% of the average American child's diet
more than 11% of calories came from sugary drinks (compare that to...
This Monday leave a spare pair of sneakers in your car or at the office. Then you’ll be ready for a quick, energizing workout anytime! Show kids there is always time for exercise.Thanks to Healthy Monday organization for sharing their monday tips
Encouraging your kids to be involved in the kitchen is a great way to have fun, connect children to food in a positive way, provides hands on learning, a sense of accomplishment to share their creations, and gives kids opportunities to understand more ...
Sometimes the old saying a picture says a thousand words is really true.This image about the effects of soda was sent to me and I wanted to share it with you.
This images was printed with permission from: Term Life InsuranceSee full size image here
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We are entering the cold and flu season. Good handwashing is the number one method to help reduce the chances of catching germs.
Here is a quick reminder
Model hand washing for your children!. If they see you washing your hands it will be a good...
This week is national School Lunch Week.This year's theme is "What's On Your Tray?". A campaign to help kids learn about the foods that make them healthy.Kids can go to to the What's On Your Tray website and take a personality/food quiz that has a cle...
If you go out to eat with your family this week, save calories by only eating half your entrée. Take the rest home to enjoy later!Thanks to Healthy Monday organization for sharing their monday tips
The Halloween season is fast approaching, now is the perfect time to plan ahead for a safe and healthy holiday. It can be challenge with school parties, grocery stores promoting candy, and all the marketing for costumes and sweets... but we have found ...
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