Families should visit their child care center to see if it serves healthy foods and drinks, encourages physical activity, and limits screen time (Elbel, et al. 1). Families should provide plenty of fruits and vegetables, limit foods high in solid fats and added sugars, and prepare healthier foods at family meals (Sahoo, et al. 1). Instead of buying drinks with added sugars, save money and calories by serving them on tap to your family. Make sure your child gets physical activity every day. Communities need to start supporting healthy school nutrition plans by providing a quality school meal program and offering students only healthy, attractive foods and beverages when eating outside of the meal program. Communities need to do more to develop school physical activity programs that include quality physical education, classroom physical activity breaks, and breaks and opportunities for physical activity before, during, and after school. In addition to creating and maintaining safe neighborhoods for physical activity and making parks and playgrounds easy to reach (Elbel, et al..
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