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.
Part 1 (Part 2 on Wednesday, June 9)By Anne Kolker RD at NourishInteractive.comAs a dietitian and a mom of three young children, I naturally have a bowl of fruit on the kitchen table. You may think that this has always been the case. The truth is that...
Show ‘em what you got!Become a role model for your children! Start the week by organizing an outdoor game like softball or volleyball that the whole family can enjoy.Mondays are a great day to renew Family Health vows. Every Monday, you will find some ...
It's just about summer time and many kids will be off to summer camp. It is important that kids eat healthy year round so their bodies will continue to grow and develop properly. Keeps kids on the right track with healthy summer snacks for summer cam...
A new study indicates that children with a higher level of the pesticide, malathion, in their system are at an increased risk to having "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD).Currently, ADHD is estimated to affect about 3-7% of children. Th...
Make healthy headlines this week.This week, have the kids help record your family's healthy behaviors in a journal. Then look back next Monday on everything you’ve done and set goals for the following week.Mondays are a great day to renew Family Health...
Michelle Obama released her plan to fight childhood obesity. Her goal is to solve the problem within a generation which is a pretty ambitious goal. This means decreasing childhood obesity rates to 5% by the year 2030!Her plan entails implementing an ...
With the growing awareness about childhood obesity, politicians are looking to new legislation to fight the problem.There is discussion that the government should begin tracking the weight of children ages 2 to 18. This is information routinely collec...
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Fiber is so important in our diets and most kids (and even adults) don't get enough.I have put together some helpful tips to help you get your child gradually increase fiber in their diet:
Choose whole grain cereals for breakfast such as Raisin Bran...
Avoid barbeque binging.Stay on track this Memorial Day by using small dishes instead of picking from a larger bowl or package.Mondays are a great day to renew Family Health vows. Every Monday, you will find some healthy tip to help your family start th...
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