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.
The CDC recommends parents take the following actions to help children keep or reach a healthy weight:
Promote healthy eating habits by providing plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole-grain products. Limit intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, such a...
A University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study earlier this year showed that 30.6 million children consume school lunches, but only 6% of lunch programs meet nutrition requirements set by the School Meals Initiative for Healthy ChildrenSo chances...
It's Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and many states are having events to help create awareness to the community. this could pose a good opportunity to talk to your children about why it is important to maintain a healthy weight and also what is a h...
Plan physical activity during times when you and your family feel most energetic. This week, encourage family and coworkers to get moving by doing the Monday Mile!
Thanks to Healthy Monday organization for sharing their monday tips
Michelle Obama is reaching out to the Restaurant Industry asking them to join the fight against childhood obesity.According to her stats, restaurants are responsible for 1/3 of our kids calories. Yes 1/3.
Research has shown that kids eat more satura...
Is your infant or preschool child getting enough sleep? A new study shows that lack of sleep can be a significant factor in childhood obesity.
A new study released in September issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine studied 193...
National Childhood Obesity Month | Childhood Obesity Resources It's National Childhood Obesity Month, this is the first year we as a nation have a month devoted to raising awareness and sharing strategies to fight childhood obesity.The Presidential ...
Calling all cooks! Interested in submitting a healthy recipe for the new White House recipe contest? Your recipe may be chosen to be included in the Popular Choice Vote or judge by a panel of judge to win these prizesAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack a...
When reading food labels:Look for low levels of saturated fat, trans-fat, cholesterol and sodium (less than 5%) on nutrition labels. Make sure you and your family are getting enough dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, and iron (20%...
Family night at Fresh Choice was a huge success. Kids really enjoyed learning about fresh fruits and vegetables while playing games. Parents watched their kids learn about healthy food choices and picked up some eating out tips.Fresh Choice wanted t...
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