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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.
Get Involved
- Getting Kids in the Kitchen (PDF | 144 KB)(link is external)