Healthy Lifestyle for Children 

Healthy Nutrition for Children - Being a Role Model

A healthy lifestyle, including good nutrition and daily exercise, can help your children grow up in good physical shape. You can do a lot to improve nutrition and encourage healthy eating whether your child is a toddler, pre-school or school aged, or an adolescent. Download PDF.

Healthy Nutrition for Children - Family Meals

Recent research studies have documented that children who take part in regular meals with their family are less likely to snack on unhealthy foods, more likely to eat vegetables, fruits, and whole grain foods, and less likely to drink alcohol, use marijuana, or smoke cigarettes. Read more...

Healthy Nutrition for Children - Avoid Food Battles

Don't Battle over food! Leave it to your children to decide whether to eat and how much food to eat. Let them decide what they will eat from the foods you serve and when they are full. Read more...

Healthy Nutrition for Children - Stock Up On Healthy Food

Children, especially younger ones, generally will eat what is available at home. That’s why it’s important for you to be in charge of the supply lines: the foods you purchase, provide for snacks, or serve for meals. Read more...

Healthy Nutrition for Children - Get Your Kids Involved

Involving your children in menu planning and food preparation may help prepare them to make healthier choices about the foods they want to eat. Read more...

Healthy Nutrition for Children - Resources

The following are resources for parents who would like to learn more about raising a healthy child. Read more...