News July 2017 Let’s Go! provides tips for how to make a healthier French Fry Amy Bouchard, Let’s Go!’s RD and school nutrition program coordinator, offered WCSH 6 viewers a healthy alternative to the much loved French Fry to celebrate National French Fry Day. Amy’s advice: enjoy in moderation next to a large salad or… Read more »
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Managing Family Screen Time—What, Where, When and How Much?
Keeping up with what “healthy” media use is for your kids could be a full-time job. Technology for everyday use seems to be changing constantly. The news announces beneficial breakthroughs as well as newly discovered risks at a head-spinning rate. And children are more engaged with digital media than ever before, for school, for socializing,… 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 »
Get the Facts and Give School Lunch a Chance
It’s time, time to start preparing for the school year. For many this means shopping for new clothes and classroom supplies and making decisions about how to tackle lunch for your little one. Parents are busy and mornings are hectic so why not enjoy the added convenience of school lunch? Maine schools are leading the… Read more »
Whole Fruit is Moving Up in Children’s Diets!
Authored by Emily Cooke, RDN, LD and Let’s Go! Early Childhood Program Manager According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), kids between 2 and 18 years old are consuming more servings of whole fruit (fresh, frozen, canned or dried) each day than they were in 2003, and they are consuming less fruit… Read more »