As a parent, it may come as no surprise that your child’s personality affects how he or she interact with his or her environment. For example, Chloe is outgoing and enjoys acting in plays– she exhibits personality traits associated with …
School's Out: Implementing Successful Summer Meals
USDA’s Summer Meal Programs, which include the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option can help bridge the gap to provide free, nutritious meals to lower-income children, 18 years old and younger, when …
4 Family Meal Rituals for a Healthy BMI
The term “dining” implies a meal is more than just about the experience of eating; the atmosphere and social environment are equally important to the enjoyment of the meal. Family can be as essential to a family dinner as eating …
The Size and Shape of Calorie Intake: Using Smart Dishware to Encourage Healthy Portions at Home
Consuming too many calories is actually a greater contributor to obesity than not getting enough exercise. Numerous studies have suggested that individuals are often unaware of how environmental cues, such as plate size, influence eating behavior and perceptions. To better …
Meals at Home Keep Families Healthy & Close
It is significantly less common for families to eat meals together now than it was a few decades ago. In her article, “A Family That Eats Together…Stays Together,” University of Tennessee’s Sarah Ransom points to an increasingly independent culture as …
How to Encourage Your Children to Eat More Vegetables
Every parent knows the key to keeping children healthy is to get them to put down the junk food and eat more vegetables, but this is often more easily said than done. So how can you promote vegetables in your …
Involvement with School Meals—A Winning Choice for All!
Parents, guardians, and grandparents are crucial partners in helping children make nutritious food choices at school. Getting involved with your children’s school lunch and breakfast programs is easy and makes a big impact in children’s health and wellbeing! Try these …
How to Talk to Your Kids about a Balanced Diet
Convincing your family of the importance of eating a healthy balanced diet can be difficult at times. Telling your child that he or she should eat a balanced and healthy diet because “I say so,” is unlikely to have much …
Eating Practices at Home: Parents’ Perception
Encouraging healthy eating practices at home provides a model for children that instills long term healthy eating behaviors.
In the fall of 2012, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health collaborated with National Public Radio and the Robert Wood Johnson …
Growing Strong and Healthy: How to Create and Maintain a Healthy Food Environment at Home
With busy schedules it’s often a challenge to find time to plan meals, feed the family and still get our to-do lists completed. The simplicity of fast-food and microwavable meals has grown because they are so convenient. Children are often …