1. Nutrition
By: Scarlet Beggs

2. What is Nutrition?
The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
The key words in that definition are health and growth.
Fuel your body for success.

3. Food Pyramid Plate Vegetables Grains Protein Fruits Dairy
100% veggie juice
Grains
popcorn
Protein
Includes nuts and beans
Fruits
Whole fruits
Dairy
Calcium fortified soy milk

4. My Plate . What Happened to the Pyramid?

5. Want to Change Your Child’s Diet? You Can Start Small!
Choose This
Instead of This
Low calorie drinks
Flavored Water
Milk
Low-fat Chocolate MIlk
Whole Fruits and Dairy
Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
Choose Whole Fruit and low-fat yogurt when possible
High, empty calorie drinks
Kool Aid
Soda
Diet Soda
High calorie desserts
Cookies and Cakes
High Sugar Content

6. Small Changes Make Big Differences
Make half of your child’s plate fruit and vegetables.
Focus on whole, dried, or frozen fruits.
Vary the type of vegetables.
You can choose fresh, frozen, or canned.
In order to cut back on sodium and added fat, do not cook vegetables in sauces or glazes .
Make half of your grains whole grain.
Transition to low fat or fat free dairy.
Vary your protein.
Lean meats.
Try to incorporate fish or shellfish into our child’s diet at least twice a week.
Read nutrition labels
Avoid high fats, calories, and sodium.

7. Eating Healthy on a Budget
Look up and down.
Stores often put their most expensive items at eye level.
Store brand items are generally towards the top or bottoms of shelves.
Shop sales.
Cut coupons
Get a member’s reward card.
Download digital coupons.
Reach!
Fresher items are often put in the back.
These items won’t expire as quickly, which will save you money.
Shop local.
Farmer’s Markets are a great place to find fresh produce at a discounted price.

8. Meal Ideas
Healthy doesn’t have to be boring! A colorful plate is a happy plate.
Fish, Cole Slaw, Brown Rice, Oranges
Chili, Salad, Tortilla Chips, Grapes
Ground Beef and Pasta Sauce, Pasta, Salad, Mango
BBQ Chicken, Peas, Croissant, Orange Slices
Choosemyplate.gov has a variety of inexpensive meal plans to make eating healthy, yummy and easy!

9. Get Your Kids Involved Allow your child to make choices
Give them healthy meal time options.
Allow them to go to the store with you to pick out fruits and veggies they like.
Explain why eating healthy is important in a fun and relevant way!

10. Why it Matters… Eating Healthy can:
Help prevent chronic health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity.
1/3 of the children and teens in America are classified as being overweight or obese.
Obesity is the number one health concern for parents in the United states, even above drugs and alcohol abuse.

11. Healthy Benefits Eating Healthy Can: Stabilize your child’s energy
Improve their minds
Improve their focus
Even out their moods
Help them maintain a healthy weight
Help Prevent mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

12. Resouces Choosemyplate.gov Google Dictionary Familydoctor.org
Heart.org
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