Free Healthy Diet Plans for Kids

As a parent, providing a healthy diet for your children is often easier said than done. Athletic practice, music and dance lessons, and other parental responsibilities often make it hard to plan and prepare a nutritional dinner, especially when fast food is so convenient and popular with kids. Adult and childhood obesity rates continue to rise, making it more important than ever to eat healthy. Fortunately, there are many free online tools designed to create healthy diet plans that will ensure a complete balance of daily nutritional requirements.

  1. MyPyramid for Kids

    • MyPyramidtracker.com is an online tool used to asses dietary habits and physical activity. Information that you input into the website, including diet quality and physical activity, is evaluated. After processing the information, the program provides feedback and supplemental links to improve your diet and exercise program.
      As a dietary assessment tool, this program compares the information you provide to the USDA's current nutritional guidelines. It is designed to provide usable information so that you can realistically evaluate your current eating habits, modify your dietary weaknesses and improve your overall diet and fitness program.
      This program is designed for every member of your family. MyPyramid for Kids is a downloadable document designed for children; colorful and detailed, it is filled with valuable health information in easy-to-understand terms for kids to learn and enjoy. This free online tool can be used to create healthy diet plans for both children and adults.

    Kaiser's HealthMedia Nourish Program

    • HealthMedia Nourish is free to Kaiser Permanente members and their families. Designed to change members' dietary lives, this online program analyzes your daily food intake, then explains the dietary guidelines and how your current diet matches up. The program then designs a tailored nutritional plan with detailed explanations of the nutrition and daily activities you need to achieve an overall improved wellness. Current participants report a 90 percent improvement in their nutritional habits.

    Diethealthclub's Tips

    • Diethealthclub provides detailed recipes, presentation ideas and secrets to successfully improve your child's healthy daily dietary intake. Empowering information about variety, food combinations, and vitamin- and nutrient-rich recipes will help you create healthy diets plans for your kids without overwhelming you with too much information.
      Kids love variety, and this element is a large part of the equation when planning healthy meals for your kids. Modifying your child's diet will take time, so be sure to offer new meals often, allow your children to experiment with the new foods, and present the foods again and again in different combinations. It isn't uncommon for kids to resist trying new foods, but repeated introductions will eventually lead to experimentation and acceptance.
      Keep in mind that your efforts are intended for long-term success; you are building healthy eating habits to last a lifetime. Don't expect immediate changes. Rather, celebrate a collection of smaller changes over a long period of time.

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