be a healthy role model for children : 10 tips for setting good examples

This sheet gives tips on how to be a healthy influence on your children. You can do many things to help your children develop healthy eating habits for life. Offering a variety of foods helps children get the nutrients they need from every food group. They will also be more likely to try new foods and to like more foods. When children develop a taste for many types of foods, it’s easier to plan family meals. Cook together, eat together, talk together, and make mealtime a family time!

Build a Healthy Meal with Colorful Foods

This sheet printed in English and Spanish shows how you can eat healthy by eating colorful foods.