April Family Tips
- It's April Fools Day. You can play a fun trick on your kids; serve dessert for dinner and dinner for dessert.
- Have your child hum the entire alphabet song while brushing to get clean teeth.
- Celebrate your family’s healthy habits. Even little ones add up.
- Avoid foods that are breaded and deep-fried. They are high in fat and calories.
- If your 4 year old gets 4 tablespoons of protein, he has met his daily protein needs.
- Take the kids to your local high school this weekend and run relay races around the track.
- Plan a meal around veggies, whole grains and beans instead of meat for one day.
- Pick a new fruit to try this week.
- All movement counts; Teach the kids to take the stairs instead of an elevator today.
- Pump up your metabolism with activities like jumping, dancing and jogging.
- Washing hands, cooking foods to proper temperatures, and storing food are key to preventing food borne illness.
- Doctors recommend a full 7 or 8 hours a night. Kids need more sleep because they are growing.
- Teach your kids to set down the remote and get up to change the channel.
- Demonstrate how fun it is to try new food. Trying new foods will help your child become a good eater.
- You are your child’s best advertisement. Have fun with nutrition!
- When planning your dinner meal, try to include something from all the food groups.
- Rinse fruits and vegetables under running tap water, including those with skins and rinds that
are not eaten. Dry with a paper towel.
- Celebrate National Turn Off Your TV week! Have the family make a list of other activities they can do instead of watching TV.
- Set out a bowl of veggies with a low fat dip for healthy kid snacking.
- There are many studies that have proven the importance of breakfast and how well your child does in school.
- Limiting your child's screen time to two hours a day includes computer, video games and iPods.
- It's Earth Day. Have the kids look up all the items that can be recycled.
- If your child can’t drink non-fat or 1% milk, try soymilk with calcium.
- Keep the total calories down by choosing baked chips instead of regular potato chips.
- To make pancakes even healthier, try the whole-wheat pancakes.
- If your child plays sports like volleyball, basketball or soccer, it is important to drink water 20 minutes prior to your practice or game.
- Today is YMCA Healthy Kids. Take the kids to the nearby YMCA for some fun activities. Be an active family!
- Enriched grain and dark green, leafy vegetables are high in iron.
- Walking is the most popular exercise for adults. Teach your kids to walk for a healthy, daily activity.
- Kids are more likely to eat fruit that is already cut up. Have a plate ready on the table for snack time.
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