Good nutrition can provide children with a healthy start, develop healthy habits early, and prepare kids to learn, grow, and thrive. 

Children's Nutrition Overview

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Medline Plus
• USDA

Kid's Healthy Eating Plate

• Overview with activities, coloring sheets, and more
• Printable guide 

Healthy Drinks

• Healthy Drinks. Healthy Kids.  
• All About Water Factsheet 

• American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations about juice

Sugar

• Healthy Kids Are Sweet Enough (from the American Heart Association)
• Added Sugar in kids' diets: How much is too much? (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• How to Reduce Added Sugar in Your Child's Diet
• Sugar intake and recommendations for all age groups (CDC)

Picky Eaters

• Healthy Habits Start Early: Tips for Feeding Picky Eaters: AAP-Picky-eaters-2018-05-31_330pm  
• Picky Eaters and What To Do: Picky Eaters and What to Do | Nutrition | CDC 
• We Can! Parent Tips for Picky Eaters: We Can!® Parent Tips: Picky Eaters (nih.gov)  
• 10 Tips for Parents of Picky Eaters: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/nutrition/Pages/Picky-Eaters.aspx 
• Video tips for Picky Eaters: https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/eating-as-a-family/children-and-picky-eating 

More Information:

• Tips for Parents: How to Read the Nutrition Label: https://www.fda.gov/media/128913/download 
• Feeding Vegetarian and Vegan Infants and Toddlers: https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/vegetarian-and-special-diets/feeding-vegetarian-and-vegan-infants-and-toddlers 
• Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/take-charge-health-guide-teenagers