Quick and Easy Ways to Eat and Stay Healthier...

• Find Creative ways to get kids to eat more vegetables.
• Let your children help prepare meals.
• Learn appropriate portion/serving sizes by age group.  Portions that are too large could lead to overeating and obesity.  For proper serving sizes, check the USDA website at www.usda.gov.
• Eat a mixture of foods.
• Make sure your child eats breakfast, even if it means getting up a few minutes earlier.

• Eat a healthy lunch, even if it means preparing it the night before.
• Choose a diet low in fat and cholesterol.
• Limit the amount of added sugar in your child's diet.

• Have family meals together and serve everyone the same thing.
• Have healthy snacks for your children, even if it means creating and packaging your own.
• Incorporate physical activity in your child's life, even if it means doing chores.
• Parents; cook several healthy main dishes when you have more time, like on weekends, and freeze for the next week.
• Always shop with a list, planning your menus in advance.