As we come to then end of September, here's a recap of the food and health awareness campaigns from the past month. Here's some learning materials, tips and resources for Food Safety Month, Whole Grains Month, Family Day- Family Dinners, and Hunger Mon...
This post shares some helpful information, resources and tools for parents concerned about their child's weight from our website, and latest news about the organizations and initiatives to help support parents and prevent childhood obesity. Plus, infor...
Today is CASA Family Day! A Day to Eat Dinner with Your ChildrenTM We are sharing some of our favorite links to make it easier for busy families to celebrate and enjoy family day and have a fun dinner together!Sometimes I am asked, what is the one mos...
Why Play? | Fun Play Ideas | Why Family Dinner? | Family Dinner Day Tips |There are some fun events coming up this week for families and kids! Saturday is Worldwide Day of Play and Monday is Family Day , a day to enjoy family dinner together!Learn mor...
September 26 is National Family Day. One of the best ways to celebrate it is to make family dinners a daily event.
You are teaching your children some important healthy habits at a younger age. Family time is so important and there are many studies ...
Keep kids focused on adding more fruits and vegetables to their plate.Benefits of fruits and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are very high in a number of nutrients that most kids do not get enough of.—vitamins A, C and K, potassium, fiber and magnes...
Football season is here and many families (including mine) will take part in some fun tailgating parties.One of the challenges in tailgating party that goes for several hours is food safety. Here are some Referee Tips to keep your food free from bacte...
This month is national childhood obesity awareness month and there is a lot of focus on how to help overweight children. But the fact is that most of our children, over 85% don't eat the recommended amounts of healthy foods like fruits and vegetables ...
Here's our 'Healthy Tip a Day' for September!
Print your PDF in English or Spanish a fun way way to teach kids about healthy eating and being active, and a great reminder for the whole family to take healthy steps and improve daily nutrition!
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Quick links to printables and online resources for parents and teachers- tools to help children get ready for a healthy new school year!Online kids’ nutrition games and lesson plans- each game has a lesson plan for teachers or parentsOur nutrition educ...