Preschool health and nutrition related activities and nutrition guidelines for children.
Parents: do you wonder if your kids are getting the proper nutrition at daycare or preschool? Daycare providers, are you aware of the new (2005) food pyramid guidelines for children?
With March being National Nutrition and Health Month, I am urging you to check out the MyPyramid.gov website, a site sponsored by The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Here you will find guidelines for kids (and adults) and a wealth of materials. There are games, tips for families, coloring pages, and worksheets. For teachers, there are also classroom materials.
There are a host of cool nutrition related preschool activities at one of my favorite resource sites First-Preschool. My suggestion is to engage the children in activities in which they prepare healthy foods using fresh fruits and vegetables, plant a garden, or learn about healthy bodies.
Now is also the perfect time to evaluate your daycare meal plans and mealtime environments to make sure there is balance, variety, and moderation.
