Enjoy Healthy Summer Activities
Team Nutrition & MyPlate
July 13, 2023
Looking for fun summer activities and resources? Team Nutrition and MyPlate have a great collection of resources available for free!Â
Summer Food, Summer Moves Resource KitÂ
Summer Food, Summer Moves is a fun, hands-on resource kit designed to get kids and families excited about healthy eating and physical activity during the summer months. The kit is designed for use by summer meal site operators and focuses on using music, games, art, and movement to motivate kids and families to choose more fruits and vegetables, choose water instead of sugary drinks, get enough physical activity every day, and to limit screen time.Â
Check out:
- Make Fund and Tasty Ice CubesÂ
- Play Summer Fruit and Veggie BingoÂ
- Try Picnic Games and Festive Summer FoodsÂ
- Turn on the Music and Learn New Dance MovesÂ
Summer Food Service Program operators may request free printed copies while supplies last. These materials are also available in Spanish.Â
Look and Cook RecipesÂ
Looking for a fun activity to do with young kids this summer? Get them cooking! These pictorial recipes offer kids a simple and visual way to prepare healthy snacks. Each recipe is printed in English on one side and Spanish on the reverse.Â
- Friendship PocketÂ
- Crunchy Rainbow WrapÂ
- Fruit-a-licious Breakfast CupÂ
- Food Group FriendÂ
- Garden BiteÂ