Staying informed about "best practices" when it comes to eating, means tackling the obvious and the obscure. Watch out for the food fad of the week! We know it’s a challenge to eat right when your family is on the go. Be sure to check out our packing a healthy school lunch page.

Balancing Nutrition
The We Can! web site is full of useful information for grown-ups and families. This page helps you think about food choices, portion size and much more as a means to help you keep the balance and maintain a healthy weight. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/learn-it/nutrition.htm

Serve It Up!
You know how you always hear about a serving sizes and portion control? This PDF from NIH has easy to understand illustrations and examples. Print and go!
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/servingcard7.pdf

Learning to Like Fruits and Veggies
This article discusses a recent report in the journal Pediatrics about the influence of early sensory experiences on the development of healthy eating patterns and preferences for fruits and vegetables.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071203090135.htm

Find more good food ideas in the Good to Grow! Resources section.

At Your Local Children's Museum

Food For Thought
The next time you visit your local children's museum, think about packing a Good to Grow! lunch to fuel your explorations. Here are some tips and lunch box ideas.

While you are at the museum, go on a good food and nutrition hunt. Whenever your group finds programs, exhibits or museums services that are food-related, write them down. Ask your food hunters to think about whether or not what they found at the museum is Good to Grow! If the answer is yes, give it a star!

What you’ll need:

• Small notebook
• Pen or pencil