June Family Tips
- Apply sunscreen on your child daily.
- Show your kids the many varieties of melons and try a different one each week.
- Snack on dried fruits such as apricots, figs or raisins.
- Build healthy habits from their favoritie activities.
- Plan the week's meals with the help of your kids.
- Talk about your healthy summer goals during meal time.
- Keep nutritious, wholesome foods in the house for a quick summer snack.
- Washing hands is the number 1 way to prevent getting sick. Teach your children to always wash their hands.
- Celebrate an outdoor festival. Look in your local newspaper for activities planned for kids.
- Start the day with a family stroll around the block.
- Try substituting and using long grain, brown rice or whole-wheat pasta instead of white rice.
- Eat together as a family for at least one meal a day. Change it up and try a picnic for dinner.
- Commercials offer an opportunity to be active. Have your kids do some jumping jacks during the breaks.
- Food labels are a great way to learn how some foods are better for you than others.
- Don’t make your child clean their plate. Kids, especially under five, have a good sense of their hunger.
- Celebrate Father's Day with a healthy but fun outdoor picnic.
- Make sure to slice grapes for children under 4 to avoid choking hazards.
- If your child isn’t hungry at dinner, you may need to move snack time to at least 2 hours prior to the evening meal.
- Look for fun recipes to serve vegetables to your family. Involve the kids in finding a fun recipe.
- Plan healthy meals that can be made quickly on days when you are extra busy.
- Choose baked chips or pretzels instead of regular potato chips.
- Schedule your child for bi-annual dental appointments to keep their teeth healthy.
- Before going to the festival, eat breakfast and plan your lunch.
- Kids love to eat food on a stick. Have them help you prep a fruit kebob.
- Meat quality can be affected when thawing in the microwave, but this is an acceptable way to defrost meat.
- Involve the kids in finding a fun recipe.
- A pomegranate is high in vitamin C and potassium.
- A trip to the beach or lake is always a fun activity.
- Add some color to your salad with seasonal fruits.
- Take a trip to the farmers market and choose fresh fruits and vegetables that are firm, ripe and unblemished.
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