Healthy Eating

Eating a healthy diet is one of the most important factors in leading a healthy life. Proper nutrition can also prevent many medical problems, including becoming overweight, developing weak bones, and developing diabetes. It will also ensure that children physically grow to their full potential.

The best nutrition advice to keep children healthy includes encouraging them to:

You can help promote good nutrition by setting a good example. Healthy eating habits and regular exercise should be a regular part of your family's life. It is much easier if everyone in the house follows these guidelines, than if your child has to do it alone. Maintaining healthy eating is certainly a challenge but an important one to undertake.

The following websites are available to help encourage proper nutrition health for you and your child:

http://www.gastrokids.org/content/9/en/Nutrition-Obesity

http://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/clinicalnutrition/healthy.aspx

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/nutrition/eat/food.htm

http://www.chop.edu/export/download/pdfs/articles/healthy-weight/healthyweight-pdf-nutrition-kitchen-complete-book.pdf

http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/ucm114022.htm

This is a link for a handout for advice for parents with overweight children

Here are some Amazon.com links to books about obesity and healthy eating:

The No-Diet Obesity Solution for Kids by Miriam Vos

Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink

A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity by Sandra Hassink