Being a healthy home cook is one of the best gifts we can give to ourselves and our family! Preparing fresh, well-balanced meals is a proven way to maintain our overall health and wellbeing. It is cheaper, tastes better, and is better for us than dining out or driving through. And yet sometimes getting a meal… Read more »
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Healthy Snack Hacks for Summer Trips
Whether it’s visiting relatives, a day-trip to the beach, or a local explore, summer is the time we find ourselves loading into the car and hitting the road. Even with all the fun involved, summer excursions can also come with long hours in the car and less opportunity to control the healthy meal options you… Read more »
The Benefits of Going Screen-Free
Screen-Free Week is an annual, week long challenge and celebration of the joys of life beyond the screen. From May 2nd to May 8th, 2016, kids, families, and communities including Let’s Go! will collectively unplug from all TV, phones, tablets, computers, and video games as entertainment. Yes, for the entire week! We’ll be spending our… Read more »
School Lunch Superstars!
As National Nutrition Month comes to a close, Let’s Go! is taking some time to reflect on and appreciate all the delicious, creative, and clever ways you integrated fresh, seasonal ingredients into your meals and snacks this month. We loved seeing your 5 daily servings of fruits and veggies in action, and were especially impressed by the work… Read more »
The Let’s Go! National Nutrition Month Challenge
One of our favorite months of the year is here! It’s National Nutrition Month (NNM – otherwise known as March), an annual nutrition education celebration created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Much like the daily work of 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go!, NNM is focused on the importance of developing smart eating and physical activity habits. … Read more »