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Good news! Children are eating more whole fruit and drinking less juice. The not so good news is only 60% of children are eating enough fruits and only 7% are eating the recommended amount of vegetables! (Centers for Disease
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I’m excited to announce that after a short break, we’re bringing back the Adventures in Eating feature on this blog! We’re excited for how it may positively impact teachers, children, and families. Mary
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One of the best ways to introduce children to new foods is to have them help make it. Baking bread is a good way to introduce children to whole wheat bread instead of white bread. Bread in a Bag is a combination of both 100%
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The end of the year also means the beginning of extra celebrations. Don’t let these fun celebrations be full of excess sugar, fat and calories. Make it a goal to limit these at your celebrations. There are a lot of tips and
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When my daughter was three, she created a lettuce, cheese, and ketchup salad. She was so excited to have me try it. Needless to say, I was not very excited to do so! My daughter was not very adventurous when it came to trying
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The lazy days of summer are gone and the days of busy schedules are here. Whether you are a student studying for classes, a parent driving children to school or both, finding time to cook can be tricky. There is a new website
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This is the last month of the Healthy Reading and Eating theme in Adventures of Healthy Eating. I hope the theme of the last few months has introduced you to some good books and activities to make healthy foods part of a
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We’re continuing our healthy eating and reading series with this month focusing on fruits. Because fruits are juicy and sweet, fruits are often a favorite food among young children. Fruits are good for children because they
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In February, we started our new series Healthy Eating and Reading. We’ve already discussed using books to enhance learning about nutrition and focused on dairy. This month’s topic is vegetables! Vegetables are good
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In February, we started our new series Healthy Eating and Reading. Choose MyPlate has a wonderful new resource available to guide us on our exploration. It is the Healthy Eating for Preschoolers handout. The front page has
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February is “I Love to Read” month and a great time of year to kick-off a new topic for the Adventures in Eating series. For the next several months Adventures in Eating will explore each of the five parts of MyPlate along
