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.
There is lots of talk this month about the accuracy of BMI calculations and kids.A new study published in Pediatrics is suggesting that measuring a child's neck circumference could be a better tool for quickly assessing children's potential weight stat...
A consumer watchdog group is threatening to sue McDonalds for placing toys in their Happy Meals. With the growing concern about our children's lack of nutrition and healthy habits, McDonalds is now under fire.The group is claiming that by placing toys ...
Snack healthy, shop lightlyMake a list before you take your weekly shopping trip. Teach the kids to snack on fresh fruit, unsalted nuts, or low-fat string cheese beforehand to avoid buying more on an empty stomach.Mondays are a great day to renew Famil...
Four factors that can make all the difference in promoting a healthy weight child.
Involve your child in grocery shopping and cooking
Avoid having "food rules" like finish all your food on your plate
Get the kids playing actively inside and outside...
The Surgeon General Regina Benjamin was interviewed earlier this month and she really emphasized the need for fun as part of a key strategy in fighting childhood obesity.She said that kids need to find activities that they enjoy so that exercise is not...
Getting kids involved in the meal planning is a good strategy to promote a balanced meal and a healthy one.I know this sounds so simple but some of the best strategies for dealing with kids are pretty straightforward. If they help decide the menu and ...
Do we know what is really a healthy diet? According to a recent study, 81% parents thought their child was having a healthy diet when in fact they were not. It seems that parents assessed their child's diet by looking at the three main meals they ate...
Think beyond the fryerWhen eating out this week choose steamed, broiled or grilled dishes instead of greasy fried foods for your family. It’s a simple switch that will drastically cut your family's saturated fat intake!Mondays are a great day to renew ...
The United Kingdom is no different than America as we both have a childhood obesity crisis and are strategizing on how best to tackle it. The UK had a national childhood obesity week from July 5 - 11. They focused on policies and strategies with key...
I'm Maggie LaBarbera, RN founder of Nourish Interactive- The Fun Way to Learn About Nutrition. I am excited to announce that four of my games are finalists in Apps for Healthy Kids Contest, sponsored by the "Let's Move" Campaign.The Let's Move Campa...
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