A Running Start to a Happy Heart

The best time to teach good dietary habits is during the early years.

 “A running start to a happy heart” is a healthy eating resource for parents and caregivers of preschool-aged children. In this resource package, you will find information sheets on healthy food choices, how to handle eating behaviors, when to offer snacks, and fun recipes for your preschoolers.

 

Why teach children about healthy eating?

 

 Our children are expected to be the first generation not to outlive their parents.

Obesity rates of Canadian children have more than doubled in the last 25 years. In New Brunswick the child and youth overweight/obesity rates are at 34%. That makes 1 in every 3 children here in New Brunswick vulnerable to developing serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids and diabetes. All of these conditions put our children at risk for developing heart disease, cutting their lives short and subjecting them to a lifetime of chronic disease management.

We all have a responsibility to provide our children with the tools they need to live healthy lives free from chronic disease. Healthy eating and physical activity are the cornerstones to living a healthy lifestyle.

Let’s start our children off in the right direction by offering them healthy foods and providing them with the tools they need for a lifetime of healthy eating.   

Let’s give our children A running start to a happy heart.

 

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