Family Nutrition Blog
Our blog ‘Nourishing Thoughts’ keeps families informed on current nutrition news, fun kid-friendly nutrition tips to encourage healthy food, nutrition, and exercise choices, nutrition articles, and interactive tools for parents. Our healthy nutrition blog is for parents, teachers, and everyone who is interested in kids' health and nutrition.
Often, we will have weekly themes about healthy habits. The topic is discussed on Mondays, we follow up with a fun informative infographic that provides key facts about the topic, finishing up on Friday with some great materials and resources to use to bring that topic to home, school or wherever you are working with children to promote healthier habits! Enjoy.
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About Maggie
I am a nurse and a mother of two. I am also the founder of Nourish Interactive. I am very concerned about the health and well being of our children. I started the Nourishing Thoughts Blog so that I could help parents keep up on the latest trends in children’s nutrition and exercise.
I know that much like reading and writing is the foundation for learning, nutrition is the foundation for healthy children. But with so many new studies, products and trends constantly being reported it is hard to keep up. I just want to make it a little easier for parents by doing some of the legwork and providing you with up to date information.
Kids are notoriously picky eaters. Parents frequently complain about having to prepare three different dishes for any given meal: one for themselves and two (or more) for the kids. So if you have to add in another restriction on what counts as "edib...
We had a wonderful time at the National Association of School Nurse conference in San Francisco. We met hundreds of nurses and learned about their wellness program and challenges they face.
The conference itself was very informative with t...
A report just released by UCLA and California Center for Public Health released this report about the childhood obesity rates in the bay area.
I live in the bay area so I was most interested in what the latest findings would be. I was ver...
Summer Learning Day - find out why this day is so important for kids. Don't let them fall behind academically just because it is summertime. Fun ideas and resources for parents.
Kids love to go to the swimming pool during the summer. Learn some key safety tips to keep your child safe while in a public swimming pool
Wishing Dads a Happy Father Days. Easy to make cards for kids
Toddlers need a variety of nutritious foods throughout the day to stay healthy. Because their stomachs are small, between-meal snacks are an essential part of their diet. The challenge for parents is to find nourishing foods that are easy for the ac...
Learn about the USDA summer meals program for kids. Share with your community and help end hunger in kids.
June is dairy month. Learn more about the importance of dairy and how to get your kids onboard!
National Gardening Exercise Day reminds us all what great exercise gardening can be for the whole family.
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