Helping parents teach nutrition with confidence

For Kids

Kids are excited to learn! You can foster this excitement by sharing these fun nutrition facts, activities and challenges.

Orange and yellow colored vegetables are very important to eat because they have beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is changed to Vitamin A in our body and is an antioxidant, which means it can protect our cells from damage. It is also good for our eyes and may even help prevent cancer. Which […]

Beta-carotene can turn you orange!

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Water is super important for you to stay healthy! Did you know about 60% of your body is actually made up of water? But we lose some everyday as we sweat, burn energy, and use the bathroom. We can make up for the water we lose doing those things by […]

Drink up!

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Today is World Health Day! The theme is Beat Diabetes and is full of super heroes, just like you! We usually think of diabetes being a disease that grandparents get, but kids can get diabetes too. By being healthy and making good choices you can fight back against diabetes just […]

Today is World Health Day!

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Have you ever had an adult tell you to eat up your green veggies because they will make you grow tall? Well, they are actually right! Dark green veggies like spinach, broccoli, bok choy and others are very high in a B vitamin called folate. It is also in beans […]

Folate Helps You Grow

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Happy April Fools Day! This is one of our favorite holidays at my house because we LOVE to play pranks! Here is a funny way you can celebrate … ask your parents if you can set the table for dinner. Instead of setting out forks, spoons, and knives, prank […]

Happy April Fools Day!

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Have you ever wondered why dogs and cats do not need to eat fruits and veggies to be healthy like we do? They can actually make the Vitamin C they need in their bodies! Humans and some other animals, including monkeys and guinea pigs, can’t make Vitamin C, so we […]

Why dogs and cats don’t need fruits and vegetables

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Smoothies are the best, aren’t they? They taste super yummy and are a great way to get some of the fruits, veggies, and dairy you need. They also can be super colorful! I’m sure you’ve mixed different color paints before to see what new colors you can create. Have […]

Color Wheel Smoothies

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Kids, did you know that you need one to two cups of veggies and one to one and a half cups of fruit every day? Eating enough produce will give you so much energy and will help you grow strong and smart! But how much is a cup of fruit […]

Measure fruits and veggies without utensils!

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Can you name foods with protein? Maybe you thought of eggs, milk, beef, chicken, pork, fish, yogurt, cheese, nuts, beans or even something else! Each of these foods plus many more have a nutrient called protein. It is important to get protein at every meal because they are the building […]

Protein for muscles and bones

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It may be cold and maybe even snowy, but it doesn’t mean you can’t start growing plants now for spring! Put a little dirt in a small pot or even in a cardboard toilet paper tube with the bottom closed. Plant a seed, put it in a bright, warm spot […]

Grow your own food indoors!

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March is National Nutrition Month® and the theme this year is “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right.” Check out kidseatright.org for some great tips, fun videos, and super yummy recipes. What recipe do you want to try? I think I’m going to try carrot fries!

March is National Nutrition Month! Savor the Flavor of Eating ...

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OR … Kiwi is one of the coolest fruits … it is the perfect snack size, it’s sweet and juicy on the inside, but furry on the outside, has tons of Vitamin C (do you remember what Vitamin C is good for?), it grows on a vine, and […]

Which came first? The kiwi fruit or the kiwi bird?

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