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Explore nutrition tips, kids’ meal plans, kids’ activities, recipes and more from pediatric nutritionist, Melissa Halas, MA, RDN, CDE.

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Explore dietitian tips for kids meals and snacks, nutrition by age, special diets, family fitness, and more.

Children's Book Corner

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This is a fantastic read to help your kids form healthy eating habits and to choose good foods that will fuel their bodies! Story by

Children's Book Corner

This Is the Way We Eat Our Lunch

The simple rhymes in this well-illustrated book take us through different regions to show us what children around the world are eating at lunchtime. Story

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The Carrot Seed

This book is a great introduction to elementary agriculture. Children learn how seeds are cultivated and that the green tops come out of the land

Children's Book Corner

Super Baby Abigail’s Lunch Time Adventure

Overflowing with gorgeous pictures of healthy, delicious foods, Baby Abigail’s adventure creates the perfect opportunity to introduce nutrition concepts in a kid-centric way. By Melissa

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Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!

Learn Buddy Bear’s gardening tips and all that he does with his seeds, then have the kids join in to create their own garden! Written and Illustrated

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Picky Nicky

Picky Nicky is a picture book that has simple words with fantastic pictures to tell the story, and flashcards to make learning easy and fun for

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Pancakes For Breakfast

by Tomie DePaola Set in the country, “Pancakes for Breakfast” is a story of a lady who wakes up one cold winter morning and decides

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One Red Apple

Story by Harriet Ziefert Ziefert pens a charming account of the life of an apple through the eyes of children in this almost good-enough-to-eat book.

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Oliver’s Fruit Salad

by Vivian French Fruit is yummy! That is what Oliver, the main character, learns in this book. This book is about a little boy whose