For Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Tips for how preschoolers can help out with different tasks in the kitchen.
Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Site designed for parents and caregivers to provide information on healthy eating, being more physically active and acting as a role model for kids.
Especially for Moms. Recipes, videos, tips and factsheets
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Recipes, videos, tips and factsheets just for you! Pick up ideas on ways to get your kids to try new foods, eat whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and low-fat milk and yogurt.
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Food safety publications and activities especially for children.
Empowering Youth with Nutrition and Physical Activity
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
Provides middle and high school teachers, mentors, and caregivers with strategies for role modeling positive nutrition and physical activity behaviors, innovative learning activities, and a road map of and links to the Empowering Youth manual.
DHHS. OWH. National Women's Health Information Center.
Learn how parents' attitudes about their own bodies and eating can affect kids' attitudes and body image. Discover how to promote a healthy body image.
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
Resources for general lesson planning in the Resource Library for Educators.
Healthy Meals Resource Library
USDA. NAL. FNIC. Healthy Meals.
Ideas and lesson plans for elementary aged school children to help teach the importance of eating and cooking healthy.
Create Healthy, Active Celebrations (PDF | 4.85 MB)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Offers ideas to caregivers and parents for making healthy eating and physical activity part of special events and celebrations. Includes low-cost recipes, party themes, and tips on event planning. Part of the Eat Smart. Play Hard. program.
10 Tips for Making Healthy Foods More Fun for Children
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Tip Sheet of Kid-Friendly Veggies and Fruits from Choose MyPlate.
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Provides useful information to parents on how to help young girls develop lifelong bone-healthy habits.
DHHS. OWH. National Women's Health Information Center.
Provides resources and links for parents and caregivers of young girls (ages 10-16) to help them deal with some of the issues young girls may face.
DHHS. NIH. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Provides answers to commonly asked questions about children's bone growth and development. Also includes information on helping children eat more calcium rich foods.
Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative: Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future
DHHS. Office of the Surgeon General.
Resources for parents, teachers, and communities to ensure a healthy future for America's children. Also in Spanish.
DHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Information Network.
Information for parents to help their children develop a healthy body image and learn healthy eating and physical activity habits. Also in PDF|2.2 MB.
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Find resources for getting involved in children's schools to promote a healthy nutrition environment, including newsletters, action kits, and tip sheets.
DHHS. National Institutes of Health.
A national program for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight.
Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
Contains 41 newsletters for parents and caregivers of young children that address parents' concerns about healthful eating and active living for the personal health of their child, family, and self. Also includes three brief sharing sessions for group settings.
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Printable education materials on topics related to food safety and nutrition, including labeling and dietary supplements.
