Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate
Simplify your health with these brief handouts that provide nutrition facts and healthy eating tips and recipes.
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You can't compare apples to oranges—but what about yogurt to french fries? Find out if what you eat is as important as how much you eat.
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Families who eat together have a stronger bond, and children have higher self-confidence, vocabulary skills and test scores. With all of these benefits, make time to eat with your family, especially with the following tips.
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Healthy eating includes making healthful food choices, which means knowing what and how much you eat. Are you up-to-date on your serving and portion sizes, and do you know the difference between the two?Serving Size vs. Portion Size: Is There a Difference?
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A healthy weight for kids is about much more than numbers. It is about healthy behaviors, such as enjoying a variety of nutrient-rich foods and a variety of activities for strength, flexibility and aerobic capacity. When it comes to nutrition and fitness, the role of parents is the same no matter the weight of their children.
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Are you a busy teen with no time for diets or complicated eating plans? Here are some ways to get the nutrients your body craves and have a healthy weight at the same time!
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With the USDA's launching of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, designed to improve the nutrition of 32 million schoolchildren nationwide, the school cafeteria will get a whole lot healthier. Hot dogs will give way to turkey subs on whole-wheat, 1 percent and skim milk will replace whole milk, and fruits and vegetables will command prime real estate on student's plates.
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