Nutrition
ONE MISSION: GOOD NUTRITION
Nutrition Education Newsletter for Parents
Joyce Lowery, Nutrition Specialist
Cwmellia Norwood, Nutrition Clerk
Bolivar County Head Start/Early Head Start
810 East Sunflower Road
Cleveland,MS 38732
662-846-124 Ext. 124
TOP 10 HEALTHY FAMILY TIPS FOR THE NEW YEAR
1. Eat dinner together as a family. Studies conducted in 2011 show that families who regularly eat together, make healthier food choices.
2. Bring kids into the kitchen and have them help prepare the meal. Children who participate in the meal preparation tend to eat healthier foods.
3. Avoid words like " don't, can't, bad, forbid" with foods. It only makes kids more curious about them.
4. Plant a vegetable with your child and have them care for it until it is ready to be harvested.
5.Take a family walk together after dinner with pedometers and have kids put a star on the calender for every day they walk.
6. Include a vegetable and a fruit at every meal. Let the kids select which ones they want.
7. Limit fruit juice to once a day. Help kids find creative ways to eat their fruit.
8. Choose higher fiber foods like legumes, produce with skin and 100% whole grains. Most children do not get enough fiber.
9. Turn the TV off during meal time and discuss your experiences of the day. Keep the table positive fun family time.
10. When eating out, teach children to split a meal. Most restaurant portions are too big.
1. Eat dinner together as a family. Studies conducted in 2011 show that families who regularly eat together, make healthier food choices.
2. Bring kids into the kitchen and have them help prepare the meal. Children who participate in the meal preparation tend to eat healthier foods.
3. Avoid words like " don't, can't, bad, forbid" with foods. It only makes kids more curious about them.
4. Plant a vegetable with your child and have them care for it until it is ready to be harvested.
5.Take a family walk together after dinner with pedometers and have kids put a star on the calender for every day they walk.
6. Include a vegetable and a fruit at every meal. Let the kids select which ones they want.
7. Limit fruit juice to once a day. Help kids find creative ways to eat their fruit.
8. Choose higher fiber foods like legumes, produce with skin and 100% whole grains. Most children do not get enough fiber.
9. Turn the TV off during meal time and discuss your experiences of the day. Keep the table positive fun family time.
10. When eating out, teach children to split a meal. Most restaurant portions are too big.
DRINKING WATER AT THE CORRECT TIME MAXIMIZES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BODY
- (2) glasses of water after waking up helps to activate internal organs
- (1) glass of water 30 minutes before a meal helps digestion
- (1) glass of water before taking a bath lowers blood pressure
- (1) glass of water before going to bed avoids stroke and heart attack