Here’s today’s bite-sized Hands-On Nutrition strategy! Strategy #3: Spread the word: Good Eaters Make Great Learners! Studies show that breakfast eaters do better in school, score higher on tests, and have fewer behavioral problems. Make breakfast the most important meal of the day. Anything nutritious is better than nothing for breakfast, so don’t leave home […]
FoodPlay Friday: National Nutrition Month
Welcome to another FoodPlay Friday! As many of you are likely aware, March is National Nutrition Month. And when you work for a nutrition education organization like FoodPlay, National Nutrition Month is one of the most energizing times of the year. Sponsored yearly by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association), […]
Hands-On Nutrition: Read It Before You Eat It!
Here’s today’s bite-sized Hands-On Nutrition strategy! Strategy #2: Make “Read It Before You Eat It!” your family’s and classrooms’s snack time slogan! So that you’re not surprised by what’s inside, teach kids to read the Ingredient and Nutrition Facts labels to find out what’s really in the food they’re choosing. Make a matching game at […]
National Nutrition Month: Hands-On Nutrition
March is National Nutrition Month, and here at FoodPlay, we’re pleased to take this opportunity to launch a new, recurring feature, Hands-On Nutrition with Barbara Storper, MS, RD. Throughout the month, I’ll be sharing strategies for turning kids on to healthy eating and active living, offered up in quick & easy, bite-sized morsels! Strategy #1: […]
FoodPlay Friday: Are we there yet?
Welcome to another FoodPlay Friday! Last week, I talked about the February blues, and earlier this week it seemed as though Mother Nature must have heard my cries, with all the spring-like weather we’ve been having. “Having until today,” I should say, with a note of wistfulness in my voice. Waking up with snow on […]