Overview

Welcome to Healthy Food for Kids! This is a series meant to help parents and caretakers provide healthy and balanced meals for children. Many urban areas are known as “food deserts” because there are a lack of grocery stores and the few that exist have unaffordable prices. This makes fresh produce difficult to obtain and therefore meals may not have enough nutrients to support a child’s education and physical activity.

However, young children are our future and our mission is to balance the financial and time constraints families may have with the fact that kids need certain foods to fuel their energy in life! Each brochure will include a recipe for a simple meal and affordable ingredients will be suggested based on what local grocery stores have to offer. There will also be a nutrition label to describe the macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals that each meal contains. Lastly, there will be a nutrition spotlight section to highlight a specific nutrient that the meal showcases in order to teach parents and kids about the importance of eating that nutrient every day!

After reading the nutrition information in a brochure and/or trying a recipe at home, we would greatly appreciate it if you could give us your feedback on this survey:  https://forms.gle/mqjaZ5LRcczrXwoy6. Thank you!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Nutrition labels are only an approximation.  
  • We do not endorse any brands or stores nor are we sponsored by any brands or stores. Our suggestions for ingredients are based on research of local grocery store prices. 
  • Recipes are adapted from existing ones found online through research. Links to the original recipes are provided in each brochure. Links to the sources of scientific information are also provided in each brochure. 
  • If you have a medical emergency, please see a doctor. These diets are for a healthy individual, so if you have additional medical requirements or restrictions please consult a doctor. 

Brochure 1: Information for Parents

Brochure 2: Mediterranean Pasta

Brochure 3: Build-Your-Own Tacos

Brochure 4: Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki

Brochure 5: Baked Lemon Tilapia

Brochure 6: Almond, Walnut, Coconut Granola Snack

Brochure 7: Breakfast Egg Muffins

Brochure 8: Kale and Broccoli Soup

Brochure 9: Fresh Bean Salad

Brochure 10: Healthy Bones Strawbana Smoothie

Brochure 11: Pan-Fried Pork Chops

Contact

Ashwini Achutharaman

Gioia Polidori