PARENTZ // Resource Links

Follow the links to learn more about living a healthy lifestyle. Some links are informational, some are nutritional and others provide information about exercise. Check 'em out to learn as much as you can!

Centers for Disease Control (http://www.cdc.gov)

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/)

Institute for America's Health
(http://healthy-america.org/

American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org)

American Diabetes Association
(http://www.diabetes.org)

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Nutrition.gov (http://www.nutrition.gov/)

Schools of Wellness
(http://www.schoolsofwellness.org)

SPARK (www.sparkpe.org)

American Obesity Association (www.obesity.org)

Kidz Bite Back (http://www.kidzbiteback.com)

Choose to Move (free 12-week behavior modification program to help women build more physical activity into their busy day developed by the American Heart Association)

Just Move! (free online tool to help begin or continue an exercise program from the American Heart Association)

American Council for Exercise (site for health & fitness tips, healthy recipes, youth fitness tips & more)

Verbnow.com (site for the national Verb campaign)

Verbparents.com (site for parents regarding the national Verb campaign)

Shape magazine (online version of the magazine dedicated to becoming more active, includes exercises, recipes, weight management tools & more)

MyPyramid.Gov (customizable, personal food pyramid from U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Food Pyramid for Kids (customizable, personal food pyramid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture)

5 A Day program (program to better health based on five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, includes activities for kids and recipes)

Delicious Decisions (recipes and nutrition facts from the American Heart Association)

Child.com (online version of the parenting magazine; good resource for healthy recipes)

Foodfit.com (recipes, nutritional information and food guides)

Calculate Your Body Mass Index using a BMI Calculator (provided by the National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services)

Parents Step Up (www.parentsstepup.com)

Smart-Mouth.org, interactive site hosted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a consumer advocacy organization whose twin missions are to conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in health and nutrition, and to provide consumers with current, useful information about their health and well-being.

Fast Food Nutrition Facts

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