The Kids Food Festival - Let's talk about healthy habits!

The Kids Food Festival is a festival against childhood obesity.

It takes place in New York. This year it took place on March 1st and 2nd in Bryant Park.

http://kidsfoodfestival.com/about-us/our-mission

This event focuses on educating families about making balanced food choices through fun and flavorful activities.

The festivals goals: 

1. Aid in the transformation to balanced eating habits through education and promotion of sensible food choices.

2. Help reduce childhood obesity.

3. Generate increased demand for wholesome and balanced options of food-related products through education, sampling, and exposure.

4. Facilitate collaborations between families, communities, businesses, schools, and public and non-profit organizations.

5. Support a charity that helps create a healthier food environment for kids. 

It's very important to have healthy habits!  

American food
http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/food.htm








Fast food - Nutrional advice
http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/nutrition/fastfood.html 

British food
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/food.html




Mediterranean diet
http://oldwayspt.org/programs/mediterranean-foods-alliance/what-mediterranean-diet 

The Mediterranean diet pyramid
http://oldwayspt.org/resources/heritage-pyramids/mediterranean-pyramid/overview

Now it's quiz time! Is your fridge... healthy?

http://www.healthyfridge.org/kids.html

This event helps in the fight against childhood obesity. Learn about the importance of achieving balance in food choices, through fun activities and sampling family-friendly foods. Get your forks ready for a weekend full of flavorful fun! Appetites of all ages will be satisfied! - See more at: http://kidsfoodfestival.com/#sthash.JqmlcGiG.dpuf