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You need to set the example to encourage good eating habits in your kids. Healthy eating includes fruits and vegetables, 5 servings is recommended. Tips for getting your kids to eat fruits and vegetables included.
(ARA) - Parents know that the best way to influence their kids' behavior is to set a good example. That's as important with healthy eating habits as it is with good study habits. The American Dietetic Association's 2003 Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Study found that parents have more potential to influence their children's eating habits than anyone else.
Children ages 8 to 12 said their top role models were mother (23 percent) and father (17.4 percent). ADA officials note that the findings underscore the importance of a parent's involvement in helping their children make good choices.
(ARA) - As the new school year starts, breakfast becomes more important than ever for kids heading back to the classrooms. Starting the day with breakfast is a smart lesson for everyone.
"Breakfast literally means the breaking of the fast from the night before. Everyone needs to fuel up with nutritious food in the morning to kick-start our bodies and brains for the day, and eating breakfast is even more important for children heading back to school," says Chef Joey Altman, a master taster with the American Culinary Institute (ACI), an organization of independent professional chefs that determines the best tasting food products in America.
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