Food For Thought

Set an Extra Plate

Invite your grade-schooler's buddy over for dinner. Your child will be more likely to try new foods and not be a picky eater!

Fuel Up for Sports

Look to the school cafeteria to help your child athlete fuel up for energy and success in their sport.

Featured Videos
Mexican Veggie Pizza

Pizza doesn't need meat to be delicious. And this vegetarian pizza packs fiber and protein to boot!

Bento Box Lunch

Your child may take a sandwich for lunch, but lunch meat can be loaded with sodium and nitrites. Try this grilled chicken salad instead packed in a bento box.

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Sue Bourque

Recipe

Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

Try this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal for a weekend family breakfast. It's not only healthy but also a delicious treat!

Easy One-pot Red Beans & Rice

Try this Easy One-Pot Red Beans and Rice for your next family dinner. It's a more nutrient-packed version of the famous New Orleans dish.

Hot Tips

Don't Use Foods to Punish or Reward

Don't use sweets to reward your child. They may decide that sweets are better or more valuable than healthier foods.

Decode the Sodium Label Lingo

Do you or a family member need to watch your sodium intake? Here are some tips on what the label information on products means.

Nutrition Education Program
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Barnstable, Massachusetts 02632
(508) 375-6690
www.capecodextension.org