Child Nutrition and Fitness

Fuel Up on some nutritious snakcs and drink some tasty low-fat milk. Then, use that brain of yours and the code to complete the sentences.

Think you know what it takes to keep your body happy? Fuel up on some dairy foods and finish the crossword puzzle to prove it.

Up, down, diagonal or backwards, your body can move in some pretty interesting ways. See if your mind can move the same way by finding all the hidden words from the word bank.

Chocolate milk is almost twice as effective as commercial sports drinks to refuel exhausted muscles. A bottle of cold chocolate milk is a great-tasting source of carbohydrate to refuel the body and make energy available for the next practice or event.

Here are some quick and tasty snacks that will score points with your sports star!

When it comes to nutrition, not all drinks are created equal.

We know eating breakfast helps you and your school win!

Action for Healthy Kids and the National Dairy Council, as well as the NFL’s Play 60, offer programs and resources that can help encourage children to eat healthy, be active and make lasting changes toward improved wellness.

Get started in September! Make it a full year of helping your students Eat Healthy and Get Active! First, kick off the school year with the Fuel Up to Play 60 Back to School, Back to Football Challenge!

Top three reasons cheese is important in child nutrition programs.

The primary objective of the federal child nutrition programs funded by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act is to assist the nation’s children and underprivileged adults in meeting their basic nutritional needs in order to protect them from deficiencies that may negatively impact their current and long-term health.

Top three reasons flavored milk is important in child nutrition programs.