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.
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‘Sweets and treats’ often take center stage for the Halloween holiday, which is a concern for parents as we try to limit kids junk and high sugar foods. For a healthy twist, ...
Laughing, dancing and having fun with friends and family is good for you – both body and soul. So start the week with healthy activities that make you happy!Thanks to Healthy Monday organization for sharing their Monday tips
Halloween is a great time for parties and trick-or-treating for children and grown-ups too. We get to dress up as our favorite super hero, enjoy Halloween parades and collect lots of treats along the way. It can also be a challenging time for parents w...
Alliance for a Healthier Generation has designated October as International Walk to School Month.This can be a really fun opportunity to talk to children about the importance of being active and different ways to increase their daily activity. Walking...
We are partners with a wonderful organization, Healthy Kids Challenge, who shares our mission to help kids eat healthier. They have just launched a new contest that I wanted to share with you:Healthy Kids Challenge and featured sponsor, Del Monte, alo...
While many schools are focusing on improving school food and nutrition policy to combat childhood obesity, many have also already cut down on recess and outdoor play time. While cutting back on recess may seem like a way to add more time for learning i...
Save time and money by planning your family meals at the start of the week! A set menu also helps you avoid fatty, fast food meals.Thanks to Healthy Monday organization for sharing their monday tips
Here are some facts about sugary drinks that you may not have known:
one can of soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine (1)
a 20-ounce serving, sugary drink contains almost 17 teaspoons of sugar (1)
sweetened bev...
This week is "Turn off the TV week".A great opportunity to help the kids divert TV time to other fun activities.
This helps kids realize that there are plenty of fun activities they can enjoy beside TV.
And guess what, they can live without the TV f...
This Monday talk to your friends and family when you’re feeling stressed. Not only will this make you feel better, they may be able to help!Thanks to Healthy Monday organization for sharing their monday tips
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