Just for Parents
This section provides you with information on how to stay fit, ideas on how to make exercise fun, and ways to keep track of the food you eat. This page is just for you!
FitCity Exercise and Eating Tips
We are presented with so much to read about good food and ways to stay active. Here is what FitCity partners have been reading (and writing about) lately.
Kid Serving Tips
What makes a portion size in each food group? Megan Treida from Marion County Health Department shares these serving size tips.
Chatterbox Dinners
Annessa Chumbley, RD, has a healthy habit of sharing positive, fun and energizing health information to the community. Try her Chatterbox Dinner idea to make your family dinners more fun and interactive. For other resources, check out her website at: www.flourishyourlife.com, and her WIBC blog.
Parent Resource Books
Parents are a child’s best role models. So the best place for kids to learn healthy habits is at home. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has put together this Parent Resource Book to help you do little things to affect your child’s health every day.
Be Well: Messages from Moms on Living Healthier Lives is a collection of stories compiled by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. The book showcases moms who are working to establish life-long, healthy habits in their kids with the hope that their stories will inspire other parents to help their children establish healthy eating and exercising habits. Download your own free copy of the book, available in English or Spanish.
Do you know your portion sizes?
Here is a handy visual guide to use when you are preparing your meals.
My kids won't exercise!
As a caring parent, you know the importance of good nutrition and exercise, but how do you feed a picky eater or get a child who just wants to sit in front of the TV to play outside? The Nemours Foundation offers a whole page of tips on how to keep your child healthy with the right foods and exercise.
Heart healthy recipe substitutions
If you want tasty food without the high fat and calories, in your favorite recipes, check out this substitution guide first. Remember you also can add fresh herbs and spices - instead of salt - to give food better flavor.
Understand the stages of change
Emily Collins, owner of On Track Fitness, recently shared information on how the 5 Stages of Change relate to activity and exercise. Do you know what stage you are in? For information on how to increase your physical activity in every stage, click here.
Worst-for-you foods
Men's Health magazine comes out with a Worst Foods list each year. Here is the list for 2009, including the worst kids' meal and worst "healthy" sandwich.
Check out the "Eat This, Not That! For Kids!" restaurant report card for kids' meals before you plan your next dinner out.
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