Proper nutrition is key to leading a healthy life, and healthy eating habits are best formed during childhood.
Teachers and parents can teach children good eating habits by being positive role models in their own choices and by explaining to their children the importance of a balanced diet and how to choose healthy options from each food group. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPyramid for Kids can be a useful resource for talking to kids.
Recommended Daily Portions.
A child's age, gender, and activity level are all factors that determine how much he or she needs to eat every day to stay healthy. Boys and girls grow at different rates and thus may need more or less calories than each other, even when they are the same age.
For food intake recommendations for children visit www.mypyramid.gov.
What You Should to Know
Proper nutrition is key to leading a healthy life, and healthy eating habits are best formed during childhood.
Teachers and parents can teach children good eating habits by being positive role models in their own choices and by explaining to their children the importance of a balanced diet and how to choose healthy options from each food group. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPyramid for Kids can be a useful resource for talking to kids.
Recommended Daily Portions.
A child's age, gender, and activity level are all factors that determine how much he or she needs to eat every day to stay healthy. Boys and girls grow at different rates and thus may need more or less calories than each other, even when they are the same age.
For food intake recommendations for children visit www.mypyramid.gov.
For more on this topic please visit "The Parent and Teacher Guide to Healthy Classrooms"