Family Resources
Top Tips
-
Water
-
Healthy Recipes
-
Less Sugar
-
Exercise
-
Balance Stress
-
Improve Sleep
Healthy Family “95210” Resources
Local and National
-
Healthy Lee website has links to more 5210 resources and events in the community
-
Resources for Collier County
-
Creator of 5210. Resources for Families, schools, workplace, and Providers. Links to purchase 5210 merchandise and free tools.. https://www.mainehealth.org/Lets-Go/Community/Parents
-
Resources for children with disabilities to help achieve healthy eating goals with even more obstacles.
https://www.mainehealth.org/lets-go/ommunity-settings/intellectual-developmental-disabilities-idd
Check out Dr. Yum for amazing recipes and free tools for your family. My favorite is the meal-o-matic option. You just plug in the food you have in the pantry and fridge and it creates you a recipe (yeah I know it sounds amazing- try it out today)
The Dr. Yum Project, a 501 (c)3 organization was born. In 2014, our teaching kitchen and garden were opened. This space serves as our hub for in-person teaching and our home base for outreach and virtual nutrition and cooking educational programs. Their goal is to better the lives and health outcomes for tens of thousands of families across the country each year.
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association has a program and resources for to support healthy children. “ Making each day healthier for all children.”
All children, toddlers, and infants, no matter where they live, should grow up with access to healthy, affordable foods, safe drinking water, high-quality early childhood development, and family-friendly places for physical activity. Access their resources for more information, tools and training resources
Healthy choices for grandparents
Making healthy choices is important for both grandparents and their grandchildren. Here are some tips for grandparents over 60 to promote their own health and set a good example for their grandkids.
Additional Resouces
-
My Fitness Pal
MyFitnessPal is a smartphone app and website that tracks diet and exercise. The app uses gamification elements to motivate users. To track nutrients, users can either scan the barcodes of various food items or manually find them in the app's large pre-existing database.
-
Calm
Calm is the #1 app for sleep and meditation. The Calm app provides a wide range of guided meditation sessions that can help users practice mindfulness, reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance their overall mental clarity. Join the millions experiencing better sleep, lower stress, and less anxiety.
-
Headspace
Through science-backed meditation and mindfulness tools, Headspace helps you create life-changing habits. It offers structured meditation programs that guide users through a series of sessions focused on specific themes, such as stress, sleep, anxiety, relationships, and more.