Purpose

Helping parents through nutrition education will help improve children's lifelong eating and physical activity habits.

Description

WeCanEndHunger includes links to helpful information and materials on a wide range of food and nutrition topics.  Please LET US KNOW if you have suggested items that can be added on FEATURES FOR PARENTS.

Best Bones Forever! Parents: Act Now! (Center for Disease Control)

Information for Parents and Making the Family Connection (USDA Team Nutrition)

Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle (ESPH) (USDA Food and Nutrition Service) - Designed for parents and caregivers to provide information to help you eat better, be more physically active and be a role model for your kids.  You'll also find a handy Calorie Burner Chart, the My Pyramid Tracker and the ESPH Tracking Card.

USDA Children's Nutrition Research Center - dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children, from conception through adolescence, and the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers. 

• Help Your Child With Successful Weight Management
• READ IT Before You EAT IT
• Healthy Eating Calculator
• Kids BMI Calculator
• Kids Energy Calculator
• Adult Energy Needs and BMI Calculator
• Nutrition & Your Child Newsletter
• Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children

NutritionData (ND) provides a complete nutrient analysis for any food or recipe, and helps you select foods that best match your dietary needs.  Extensive information is available including foods most frequently analyzed by ND visitors in the past 24 hours and analysis of individual items available at fast food chains.  Free newsletter sign-up is offered, along with back newsletter issues.

Nutrition Information for Parents and Caregivers through GirlsHealth.gov web site ages 10-16 (Office on Women’s Health/U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Your Teenager (California Project LEAN / Leaders Encouraging Activities and Nutrition)

Children’s Nutrition Guide - Age-appropriate information on nutrition, growth, development, safety, vaccines and other issues (KeepKidsHealthy.com)

Kidnetic.com for Parents - Information on children's fitness, food and health

Outcomes

As stated in a 2009 report issued by the Society for Nutrition Education Professionals: Promoting and teaching healthy eating is essential to addressing childhood obesity and other diet related health problems.