Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy

  • 1. Regulate the time your kids watch TV or play video games.
    2. Eat meals together as a family and eat at the table - not in front of the TV - Eat slowly and enjoy the food.
    3. Involve children in meal planning and grocery shopping.
    4. Don't use food as a reward or punishment.
    5. Keep healthy snacks on hand: fresh, frozen or canned fruits and
    vegetables; frozen fruit-juice bars, low-fat ice cream; fig bars.

    SOURCE: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
    (WWW.NIH.GOV)