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PARENTS
Hello, parents!
As a parent, you play the most important role in your child's health. Your decisions, from the foods you buy to the physical activity you do (or don't do), influence your child's health today and his or her habits in the future. We are here to help! We teach your fourth or fifth grade student how to make healthy choices in life and the benefits of choosing fruits, vegetables, and physical activity. But, we want to equip you, as a mom or dad, with the best nutrition resources and information we can! Our ultimate goal with Nutrition Link is for families and schools to provide an environment where eating healthy is encouraged and fun.
We encourage you to explore the Nutrition Link lessons your child enthusiastically completes! The lessons are packed full of exciting and useful information. We have also included nutrition articles aimed at parents as well as a list of great nutrition resources just for moms and dads. Many of the web sites listed below are simply the parent pages of the healthy web sites your children love!
And, don't forget to ask your child what they are learning about nutrition! Encourage them to share what they have learned and incorporate this healthy information into everyday family meals and living!
Nutrition Link Team
Links
- KidsHealth provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/
- Dole Food Company's 5 A Day Program was founded in 1991. This program is recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world as a leader in children's nutrition education and the 5 A Day for Better Health Program.
http://www.dole5aday.com/Grownups/G_Index.jsp
- In the Nutrition Explorations Parents section, you'll find practical, up-to-date information you can use to balance good nutrition and a busy family schedule, including recipes, expert interviews, snack and meal tips, a Food Guide Pyramid overview, and more!
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/parents/main.asp
- Team Nutrition has created several parent pages, full of fun and informative activities you and your child can do together.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Parents/index.htm
Articles by Nutrition Link Staff and Interns
This material was funded by USDA's Food Stamp Program through the California Department of Public Health's Network for a Healthy California. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. The Food Stamp Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help buy nutritious food for a better diet. For information on the Food Stamp Program, call 1-888-328-3483. (Contract#: 06-55122) |
