Nutrition
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Download the Dining Decisions game and see how healthy you can make your food plate!
Kendra, our food expert, will help you make smart food choices to stay powered up. Dining Decisions places you in control of your food plate. Decide which foods give you more energy and powerful muscles and which ones are better to eat only sometimes.
Sesame Street in Communities is an online community for sharing Sesame Street’s free educational resources with the adults in children’s lives.
In the 5 Day Healthy Kickstart for Teachers you will be given tips and tricks to help you start the year off right! It consists of 5 videos (to view each day or all at once) that include a recipe and action step for you to take. By the end you will have what you need to begin a healthy kickstart no matter where you may be on your journey. This challenge is completely FREE and our goal is to encourage teachers and people everywhere to be healthy this year.
Harvest of the Month provides free monthly materials and resources to help promote healthy choices.
Here, parents can find healthy lunch and dinner recipes to feed their family.
Healthy recipes give tons of recipes that are nutritious and fun to make. The recipes are easy for children to prepare, is a great way to get kids involved in the kitchen. This site gives an opportunity for kids to vote and rank recipes that they have tried, this innovative process helps children get involved with what they eat and is also a learning process. They can practice math, meal preparation, and learn eating habits for life.
Healthy Kids Snacks is a great website that gives you healthier alternatives to junk food. These recipes are quick and easy and full of flavor, the quick snacks suggestions are easy enough for even the busiest of schedules. You can also sign up for their Newsletter where you can find news and recipes, articles, tips, and information about healthy snacking.
EatingWell.com offers recipes that are quick, healthy and delicious. They can be done in 30 minutes or less. These quick dinners are here to help you manage your busy day without sacrificing dinnertime. The collection of quick, healthy dinners will satisfy your family and will give you options such as quick chicken recipes, quick pasta dinners, and many more quick and healthy dinner ideas.
Delish-Recipes has a lot of healthy kid friendly recipes that will wow even the pickiest of your kids. These healthy meals will have your entire family savoring over dinner, this site encourages parents to allow their children to help them in the kitchen as this will more likely inspire the kids to eat what you have prepared together.
Allrecipes.com offers healthy choices for parents to prepare to their children. They suggest to make the afternoon meals nutritious and healthy so kids can have the energy they need to go outside and play or do homework. This site provides healthy recipes, menus, and afternoon’s pick-me ups. According to the site when kids have choices they are happy, make sure those choices are nutritious and kid pleasing.
A quick and easy list for parents to refer to when packing a lunch for their kids’ day at school.