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Tip for parents: get your kids involved in planning and cooking healthy meals. See how at https://healthymeals.fns.usda.gov/nutrition-education/cooking-kid

Check out these 10 tips to help preschoolers build healthy mealtime habits. http://bit.ly/1WBemor

Help your kids get active! Use these tips to reduce their screen time. http://1.usa.gov/69My6u

Make sure your child gets at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Get tips: http://1.usa.gov/3wnZMl

Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than doubled. Help your child stay at a healthy weight. http://1.usa.gov/LOWoNC

Tip for parents: make a physical activity plan for the whole family. http://1.usa.gov/bg6vTr

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. See how to get involved: http://bit.ly/1MphSyL

Try out creative snacks for your kids, like "ants on a log" (celery with peanut butter and raisins)! http://1.usa.gov/oFIXR

Addtional Healthy Links

Getting Kids in the Kitchen (PDF | 144 KB)(link is external)
USDA. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Garden-themed Nutrition Education Kit (June 2013)(link is external)
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.

Let's Cook Together (PDF | 283 KB)(link is external)
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.

Mealtime Memo Newsletter for Child Care (2016)(link is external)
Institute of Child Nutrition.

More Than Mud Pies Nutrition Education Curriculum (2012)(link is external)
Institute of Child Nutrition.

Snacks that Count: Recipes for Nutritious Snacks (PDF | 17 MB)
Texas Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Division.

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month – Healthier Kids, Brighter Futures!

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