Resources
Below are a list of websites that will help you and your family begin to make healthier choices on your path to becoming Fit 4 Life. Each site features great information on wellness topics, healthy recipes, places to visit, as well as creative ways for you and your family to stay active. Please take a moment to check them out. If you have a favorite site that is not listed, please email it to us!
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Exercise and Fitness
Walking trail maps-- site
Wellness challenge-- site
Play 60-- site
Play Time!-- Redding Recreation's site/page
Local Parks for Play-- site
Let's Move!-- Let's Move! has an ambitious but important goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation. Let's Move will give parents the support they need, provide healthier food in schools, help our kids to be more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of our country.
Be Out There-- Some say it takes a village to raise a child. We say: it takes a backyard, a playground, a park. Studies show outdoor time helps children grow lean and strong, enhances imaginations and attention spans, decreases aggression, and boosts classroom performance.
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Easy daily healthy tips-- site
My Pyramid.gov-- site
- Charts how much of each food group you should be eating based on your info
- Supplies meal planner and graphs how much of each food group is in your daily meal plan as you are choosing what meals to have each day.
Nutrition.gov-- site
Meals Matter-- site
- Look up types of recipes you like
- Tips for packing your lunch
- Meal planning tool
- Shopping list tool
- Cookbook tool
Play Time!-- Redding Recreation's site/page
Walmart's Healthy Living web page