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.
A new poll suggests that parents are concerned about the growing childhood obesity crisis in America but they are not recognizing that their child may be overweight. This is a huge disconnect and we have to ask ourselves "why?'Why are Americans not se...
Clean between the lines!Teach kids to floss every day to remove plaque and food between their teeth that their toothbrush missed. Then rinse their mouth with water afterwards.Mondays are a great day to renew Family Health vows. Every Monday, you will f...
McDonald's is in the news again, this time for an ingredient in Chicken McNuggets. The ingredient happens to be one of the same ingredients in Silly Putty! While experts are reporting it 'probably' poses no health risk it is still alarming, you can rea...
The "Let's Move" campaign, lead by Michelle Obama, has incorporated the Healthier US School challenge into her campaign. As part of her goal to raise a healthier generation of kids, there are monetary incentive awards for schools that are focusing on...
Pencil in some push-ups!Get to know your schedule. Look at the week ahead and find several 30-minute blocks when you and the family can use for exercise. Write them on your calendar and look back next Monday to see how you did!Mondays are a great day t...
Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? What are some strategies to make sure our kids eat healthy morning meals?We have some interesting facts, helpful tips and tools to help with the 'morning rush' and make eating healthy breakfast fo...
As the holiday weekend begins, many of you will be either preparing for your barbecue or bringing a platter to a 4th of July barbecue.We are always talking about the colors of the rainbow and the colors of fruits and vegetables. How about having the k...
New Fun Food for your July 4th Barbecue -Healthy Recipes, Grilled Vegetables and more!
It’s easy to cook vegetables on the grill and grilling vegetables brings out their flavors. Some may even say that vegetables taste the best when grilled!✰ Marin...
Sugar on ice is not nice!Beverages today are loaded with calories and sugar. Start this week by reading nutrition labels and choosing low-fat milk or water instead of soda or energy drinks.Mondays are a great day to renew Family Health vows. Every Mond...
This post is devoted to sharing ways to eat healthier, how to save money when buying healthy foods and time saver food tips for busy parents.You can use our online meal planner tool to create healthy balanced meals for your children, find easy ways to ...
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