kids health

Why Is It Important for Kids to Eat Healthy?

With two working parents and an activity-filled day, it can be difficult to pack a homemade meal for your children. Some parents may turn to instant meals or rely on schools to provide them. But if they aren't careful, parents can be risking their children's health by not paying attention to what is going into their bodies.

Kids Health and the Human Brain

In many ways, today's children are as busy as today's adults, leaving little time for balanced, sit-down meals. And as important as proper nutrition is for healthy adult lifestyles, it's even moreso for kids.

Kids Healthy Food Menu

When we're creating our children's meals it can be easy to give them packaged foods instead of homemade treats. Unfortunately, these foods are high in calories and preservatives. Instead, make sure that your child has starches, fruits and vegetables, and protein in each one of their meals.

Kids Healthy School Lunch & Snacks

Dangle a bag of chips in one hand and an apple in the other and your kid will dive at the chips every time. Kids like to munch and their growing bodies needs three healthy meals each day, as well as snacks.

Starting Playground Health & Fitness

The playground near my place is almost always empty, maybe it's time for us adults to take over?

Youth Fitness Tips

Long gone are the days when kids ride their bikes with their friends after school or play outside until the sun goes down. Those days have been replaced with video games, computers and television. This sedentary way of life has led to an increase in childhood obesity; a condition that can only be treated by increasing the physical activity our children receive in combination with proper nutrition.