Healthy Habits

National Public Health Week (NPHW) is a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. This year, National Public Health Week is focusing in on the theme "Public Health is RO...

“Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting” – Author Unknown Grandparents are profoundly important in the lives of children. With both parents working in many families, grandparents now living longer and often well into a grandch...

One of the very important aspects of bringing up healthy, happy children is to get them active with cardiovascular exercise. Active children are much more likely to grow up into active, healthy adults than children who spend all their time on the co...

Lee Dukes of Principal Wellness Company discusses the latest trends in employee wellness programs and how this impacts family health programs.

We don't often think about nutrition and recycling but there is a definite link to keeping our planet healthy and in turn having healthy food grow from our planet. When we look at it that way, we can easily see that we need to all do our part to...

I thought I would top off National School Breakfast week with this clever infographic that gives some facts about school day breakfast. It shows that the top 5 school day breakfast foods for kids are: cereal eggs ...

To support all the wonderful teachers, dietitians, afterschool leaders, homeschooling parents, school nurses and health educators who are teaching children about nutrition this month as part of National Nutrition Month®, we are happy to share ...

This week is national school breakfast week. The theme this year is "Be a Star with School Breakfast" There are many ways to kick off this week and remind children how important it is to eat breakfast every day. Have children participate in...

Today is the kick off to National Nutrition Month® This event is sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a way to raise awareness of the importance of healthy food choices. This year's theme is "Eat Right, Your Way ...

Great News! As we head into National Nutrition Month, which begins this Friday, a new report shows that Americans are choosing healthier snacks! According to a report from NPD Group, fresh fruit is now the most popular snack. Chocolate and ...