Eat Smart. Play Hard.™

Eat Smart. Play Hard.™

From the website...
The Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign was launched by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to encourage and teach children, parents, and caregivers to eat healthy and be physically active every day. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ offers resources and tools to convey and reinforce healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid Food Guidance System. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ is about making America's children healthier. It's about practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign messages and materials are fun for children and informative for caregivers.

Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Resources
Web Site for Parents
Activity Sheets/Bookmarks/Comics/Stickers
Brochures/Mini Posters/Handouts
Additional ESPH Resources


Make It Quick and Easy
Below are a variety of quick and easy recipes you can use with the Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle. Try them to save time and add interest to your meals.

The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Menu Planner

From the website...
The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Menu Planner generates easy-to-follow menus based on the food groups and nutrients recommended by health professionals for children's healthy growth and development. You can use the generated menus, or create your own - either way, the unique 5-Star Rating System* lets you know when your menu falls within our recommended nutrition guidelines for your child's stage. So whether your child is a Supported Sitter or a Preschooler, or at any stage in between, the Menu Planner will help you select the right variety of foods and nutrients to help your child start, and stay healthy.
* Patent Pending