Healthy Holidays: A Guide to Ingredient Substitutions

Use this guide to make simple ingredient substitutions that will give your Christmas and holiday recipes a healthy boost.

Teaching Children About Nutrition During Meals

Meal time should be more than just the allotted time at which you feed the children in your care; by employing various teaching methods, meal time can be the perfect opportunity to educate children on a wide variety of food and nutrition related information. By educating children on nutrition you become a soldier in the war against childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has both long and short term implications on the lives of our children, such as: “high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, headaches, blood problems, diabetes, sleep apnea, bullying, and depression” (centerfornutrition.org).

Collaborators on the Preventing Childhood Obesity Community Grant have created step-by-step instructional videos for parents and childhood providers which outline fun and easy methods to implement teaching children about nutrition. These videos show how to incorporate “taste, texture, color, portion size, and nutritional benefits” through conversation, questioning, and the use of verbal praise (centerfornutrition.org). If you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, or childcare provider who cares for children between the ages of 2-5, these videos are for you! See how easy it can be to help combat childhood obesity!

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Intro to Teaching Kids About Nutrition During Meals

Teaching Taste, Texture and Color

Teaching Nutritional Benefits of Eating Healthy Foods

Teaching Portion Size

Teaching Verbal Praises

Putting it All Together

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Breastfeeding Infographic

Did you know that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by nearly 36%. This infographic gives us a visual of some key breastfeeding statistics in the US.

Keeping Your Child Safe in Summer Heat

Keeping Your Child Safe in Summer Heat
As your child heads outside to play this summer, remember that children are especially susceptible to the heat. Here are some tips that will help you keep your child safe.

Source: SouthernEarlyChildhood.org

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Keeping Your Child Safe in Summer Heat