Nutrition & Fitness Center for Kids

Want to know how to eat healthy and get fit? This is the place!

• Nutrition & Fitness Center

Food & Healthy Eating

• Being Safe in the Kitchen
• Breakfast
• Caffeine
• Figuring Out Food Labels
• Go, Slow, and Whoa! A Kid's Guide to Eating Right
• How to Read a Recipe
• Learning About Calories
• Learning About Carbohydrates
• Learning About Fats
• Minerals
• MyPlate Food Guide
• School Lunches
• Take a Look at Cooking
• Vitamins
• What If I Don't Like Sports?
• Why Drinking Water Is the Way to Go

Weight

• Be a Fit Kid
• Should I Gain Weight?
• What Being Overweight Means

Special Diets

• Celiac Disease
• Egg Allergy
• Food Allergies
• Nut and Peanut Allergy

Healthy Recipes Kids Can Make

• About Recipes for Kids With Diabetes
• About Recipes for Kids With Lactose Intolerance
• Chex Chicken
• Garden-Fresh Lunches
• Pretzels
• Summer Salmon
• Tortilla Bowl Deluxe

Exercise & Sports Safety

• Bike Safety
• Bob Bowman: Tips from a Gold Medal Coach
• Broken Bones
• Dehydration
• Five Ways to Avoid Sports Injuries
• How to Be Safe When You're in the Sun
• How to Be Safe in Ice and Snow
• Nosebleeds
• Sports Physicals
• Steroids
• Stitches
• Winter Sports: Sledding, Skiing, Snowboarding, Skating

Staying Fit (for Kids)

• Be a Fit Kid
• How to Compete in Sports
• Swimming
• Video: Study Break Yoga
• Video: Welcome Home Yoga
• What If I Don't Like Sports?
• Why Exercise Is Wise
• Yoga for Lowering Stress