Online nutrition education can boost kids' intake of fruit and veggies

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Happy 1st of June! The folks at Fruits and Veggies More Matters share some good news and interesting research- 'using internet based tools can increase families intake of fruits and vegetables.'

Here's an excerpt of the study:

The Journal of the American Dietetic Association compared fruit and vegetable consumption of families involved in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program who were given traditional nutrition education methods or internet-based methods. The study found that 96.7% of the internet-based intervention group progressed from the earlier stages of change to the action stage, compared to only 60.9% of the traditional methods group by the end of the 9-month program. The internet group also showed a significant increase in vegetable (0.6 cups) and fruit juice (0.54 cups) consumption compared to the traditional nutrition education group.* READ More at Fruits and Veggies More Matters

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Healthy Harvest Food Maze have fun collecting fruits and vegetables in the maze and learn food facts

Kevin's Build a Meal Game kids learn to create healthy balanced meals from the food groups

Talking Nutrition Dictionary A-Z vocabulary and facts

Learn about growing food in a garden - fun printable activity pages

Learn about Food Labels Meet Mr Food Label and learn how to read nutrition food label facts

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Fruits and Veggies More Matters also offers many online tools, resources and tips to help kids and families make healthier food choices, such as How to Eat a Colorful Variety Every Day

Today I Ate A Rainbow offers great tools for teaching young children about eating healthy!

Summer reading fun- Super Kids Nutrition has wonderful for books promoting healthy food choices

Serve up balanced portions and boost your kids' daily fruits and veggies with Super Healthy Kids- Healthy Kids Plate

Do you know of any other great healthy online educational tools for kids and families? If so, please share it with our readers by leaving a comment below. Our NEW printable Healthy Tips Calendars- JUNE 2011 Print one for fridge or send one home with your students - for new quick and healthy tip each day!

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