Trying to teach your kids about healthy eating? Balancing food groups, preparing food together, and enjoying meals as a family can do a lot of good.

To raise adventurous, self-sufficient and health-conscious eaters, get kids in the kitchen. It may sound too simple, but those are just a few of the benefits when kids learn to cook. Cooking builds ...

Dr. Adrian Chavez shows how honoring Hispanic heritage through traditional foods can teach kids to love nutritious eating ...

Kids are notoriously picky eaters, so if you’re worried about getting your kids to eat a healthy diet, you’re not alone.

Perfect for parents seeking to build positive associations around food, these songs help children understand why mealtime is so important—a time when most little kids have a hard time sitting still.

During a recent summer camp pickup, my daughter Madelyn handed me two paper plates. On one plate, there were pictures of an apple, salad, salmon, grilled chicken and chicken nuggets. On the other, an ...

All ultra-processed foods, the new boogeyman of public health. Nevertheless, like many working parents, I find that feeding ...

Introducing good eating patterns into children’s lives at an early stage can significantly help them to stick to these good patterns when they are adults. The start of a new school year is a perfect ...

Keeping youth in the Mid-South healthy is what members of a Black Greek fraternity spent the weekend doing in Hickory Hill.

It’s true that children require a broad range of vitamins and minerals – such as vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K, along with folate, calcium, iodine, iron and zinc – for healthy development. These ...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Action for Healthy Kids recognized 14 North Carolina school districts.