For Kids

MyPlate and Healthy Eating Habits – Learn it the FUN WAY!

On this page you will find online games and other interesting stuff that will teach you how to make healthy food choices. Some of the online games have been created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Dairy Council of California, and Nourish Interactive.

To all you kids!

• Breakfast: Always start your day with a healthy breakfast. It will give you energy to pay attention in class. Nutrition rich cereals and smoothies are great breakfast tips. Smoothies are very simple to make. Mix some fruits, yogurt and milk into a blender and enjoy your delicious tasting smoothie!
• Calcium: Since your body is growing, you need calcium for healthy bones. Choose low-fat milk, instead of soda or juice at meals. Make it yummy and grab a low-fat chocolate drink or a smoothie.
• Vegetables and Fruits: Fill half your plate with vegetables and fruits at each meal. Vegetables and fruits are packed with vitamins and minerals!
• Snack: You need energy throughout the whole day, so pack some healthy snacks in your backpack for school or after school activities. Bring fruits, vegetables, string cheese, some almond granola bars, or a pudding cup.
• Exercise: Move your body for 60 minutes everyday. Make it fun and enjoy different physical activities such as basketball, football, rollerblading, hula-hoop, jumping rope, dancing, aerobics, jogging, and walking!

Resources for kids – USDA

The USDA has come up with a fun online game called “BlastOffGame”, but also some neat coloring sheets of the plate model, MyPlate.

• BlastOffGame
• Coloring Sheets 1
• Coloring Sheet 2

Resources for Kids – Dairy Council of California

Dairy Council of California has developed education programs and resources based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, to help children eat healthier. It is solely funded by California’s dairy farmers and processors. Their mission is to educate consumers to make food choices for optimal health, and create materials for making balanced food choices, see below:

• MyPlate Match Game – Test your knowledge of the 5 food groups 
• Breakfast fast and jump to it – How to eat healthy breakfast 
• My Very Own Pizza – How to make a pizza 
• The Dairy Farm – Learn the real life on a dairy farm 
• Boost brainpower with breakfast  (.pdf)
• Make every sip count (.pdf)
• Reach for a healthy beverage – What should I drink?  (.pdf)
• Teen Beat – Basic Exercise & Activity Tracker 
• Online Calcium Quiz – Are you getting enough Calcium 
• Healthy Snacks for Home & School  (.pdf)

Resources for Kids – Nourish Interactive

NourishInteractive.com is a website created by nutrition and health care professionals that wants to give children and families resources to make healthy choices. It is predominantly funded by its founders. Their website is filled with innovative solutions that empower children to make healthy choices, see below:

Food Group Games

• Talking MyPlate
• Talking Food Pyramid
• Falling Foods Archade – Collect foods from each food group
• Matching Meals Memory Game 
• Pyramid Jigsaw Puzzles
• Slap Snack Card Deck
• Whack a Snack Game

Grocery Store

• Ride the food label game with a talking food label

Chefs Solus Kids Online

• Bon Appetite Arcade Game – Make balanced meals
• Chef Solus Cooking Academy – Learn to make pan cakes
• Explorers Fill The Sink With Bubbles! – It’s important to wash hands before and after touching foods
• Kevin’s Build-a-Meal Game – Build the perfect meal
• Mark your calendar – for each day you eat fruit and vegetables
• Pyramid Panic – Find foods to make a healthy balanced meal

Sandbox Tiny Tots Games

• Food coloring picture fun

Solus Library Word Games

• Chef Solus Word Search
• Elena’s Crossword Puzzle
• Katlin’s Magical Messages
• Pyramid Power Word Game
• Talking Nutrition Encyclopedia
• Tony’s food gadget

Nourish Arena

• Active Goal Challenge
• Explores love to play basket ball
• Explores practice soccer 
• Football fun with explores
• Pyramid Power vs Junk Food Bandits Basketball Movie

Solus Playground

• Explorers Are Expert Hopscotch Jumpers!
• Explorers Do Cartwheels!
• Explorers Do Some Stretching
• Explorers Have A Wheelbarrow Race!
• Explorers Jump Rope In The Park
• Explorers Love Biking
• Explorers Run A Race
• Explorers Take A Walk!

Mystery Cave

• Explores do the TV Jumpers
  

Solus Fun Farm Games

• Healthy harvest maze
• Nutrient Machine Madness Game
• Yummy Drops Flying Game