Healthy Eating Tips
In order to learn, grow, and thrive, children need to spend energy being physically active, and then fuel back up with a diet made up of a range of healthy foods.
We understand that providing healthy foods for your family can be a challenge given the increasingly busy lifestyles we all seem to lead these days. To try and help out, we've collated some resources to help modern families make smart meal and activity choices.
For information about healthy eating and exercise, visit:
Resource | Link | |
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future | https://healthykidshealthyfuture.org/resources-for-parents/ | |
Core Nutrition Messages for Healthier Food Choices | https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/library/materials/core-nutrition-messages-food-and-nutrition-servicetion-messages | |
NRC Caring for Our Children: Tipsheets | https://nrckids.org/HealthyWeight/Tipsheet | |
Choose My Plate | https://www.choosemyplate.gov/browse-by-audience/view-all-audiences/children/health-and-nutrition-information |
Please also see the following brochure on raising healthy children published by the New York State Department of Health's Child and Adult Care Food Program.