Healthy Habits: Action for Healthy Kids and Dole At-Home Resource Page

An existing partnership between the global produce provider Dole Food Company and the national nonprofit Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is expanding its offering of food-, health- and nutrition-focused information and resources for parents challenged with maintaining healthy routines for their kids and families in the age of COVID-19.

Last week, Dole launched a new At-Home Resource Page featuring the most useful family-friendly resources developed by Dole over the years PLUS new materials including nutrition tips; healthy recipes that kids will like and can help prepare; free printables; at-home games and activity ideas; and research-backed suggestions from Melanie Marcus, MA, RD, Dole’s health and communications manager.

A highlight of the page is the online Healthy Eating Toolkit created by AFHK and Dole for parents and teachers now faced with keeping students healthy and happy both at school and at home. The at-home version includes:

• Articles and tip sheets for eating healthy at home and on a budget
• Advice for getting kids involved in the kitchen and reading nutrition labels
• Strategies for conducting healthy taste tests at home
• Proven ways to accommodate picky eaters
• Dozens of produce-based Dole breakfast and lunch recipes created to appeal to kids’ tastes.

Click on Dole’s new At-Home Parents Resource Page (www.dole/com/at-home-resources) or the Action for Healthy Kits/Dole Healthy Eating Toolkit for details. You can find a press release on the AFHK/Dole alliance here, and learn more about how AFHK is responding to COVID-19 and its impact on schools and families here.