‘Ohana Resources:
Feeding your keiki
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Phrases that HELP and HINDER
Handout (USDA Food & Nutrition Service)
Caregivers play the biggest role in children’s eating behavior. How you talk about food has an impact on developing healthy eating habits. This short guide offers suggestions to change negative phrases into positive, helpful language.

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Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters
Website (USDA Food & Nutrition Service)
These colorful and engaging newsletters for parents of young children share information about popular nutrition topics such as “choosy” eaters and healthy snacks.

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Helping Children Eat More Fruit and Vegetables
Fact Sheet (University of Hawai‘i)
This fact sheet reviews practical approaches to improving child nutrition by increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, along with ideas and suggestions for caregivers and educators who are interested in encouraging children to eat more produce.
