Finally a children’s program that teaches them the importance of nutrition!
Your child's nutrition is important to his/her overall health. Proper nutrition can also prevent many medical problems, including becoming overweight, developing weak bones, and developing diabetes. It will also ensure that your child physically grows to his/her full

potential. 

Your child will be involved in games, as I teach the importance of why we need to eat our healthy foods. One of the games all the children love is, “Grandma’s Soup”. This game is played with a puppet named Billy. Billy goes into grandma’s soup (big bowl filled with food)—healthy and not so healthy foods. If Billy picks something that is healthy the children take three steps forward. If it’s not so healthy, take three steps backwards. And when Billy yells mealtime, all the children run and scatter. They love playing the game as they learn all about nutrition.


The best nutrition advice to keep your children healthy includes encouraging him/her to:

• Eat a variety of foods
• Balance the food you eat with physical activity
• Choose a diet with plenty of grain products, vegetables

  and fruits
• Choose a diet low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol
• Choose a diet moderate in sugars and salt
• Choose a diet that provides enough calcium and iron to

  meet their growing body's requirements.

For more fun and helpful information regarding nutrition, visit: www.keepkidshealthy.com

 

 

                               

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"Train up a child in the way he should go;
and when he is old he will not depart from it."

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 KIDS NEED STRETCH-N-GROW

   Here's What Experts Say:

• Obesity has doubled among children over the past 20 years. The rapid rise is due to decreased physical activity and increased sedentary activities such as watching television and playing computer and video games. (National Association of Sports and Physical Education, 2002; American Academy of Pediatrics, 2000, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2001)

 

• 40% of twelve-year-old children display heart disease risk factors (i.e., obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, and inactivity). Physical inactivity is a major contributor to these conditions at all ages. (American Heart Association., 1996, 2002)

 

• Children involved in regular exercise earn better grades and have better social skills than those who are not. Studies show that children who score well on standardized tests also have more favorable body composition and cholesterol levels. (American Journal of Medical Science; American Psychological Assn.) 
   

 

• For the first time in 100 years, children have a shorter life expectancy than their parents due to the epidemic of obesity. (Baylor College of Medicine, 2002)

 

• Health and sports authorities recommend that toddlers accumulate at least 30 minutes daily of structured physical activity, and preschoolers at least 60 minutes, along with up to several hours of unstructured physical activity. Stretch-n-Grow helps parents and child care providers meet those standards. (National Association of Sports & Physical Education, 2002