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There is an increasing concern with the weight and eating habits of America’s children. This is undoubtedly a complicated problem. However, what is often overlooked is the one place where a deliberate, positive trend toward change could take place tonight — in the family home. If we can collectively connect with a family’s “nutritional gatekeeper,” in ways that help the family eat more nutritiously and be more physically active, we could make an immediate change, with lasting impact.

To do this, we need to connect with these nutritional gatekeepers — moms, dads, grandparents, siblings, or other caregivers — to promote good nutrition wherever they make their food decisions. We need to connect where they work and play, and where they purchase and prepare food. This is why the CNPP has launched Project M.O.M.

Project M.O.M. consists of multiple initiatives, all with the same goal of empowering nutritional gatekeepers, like MyPyramid Menu Planner.

To learn more about Project M.O.M. and the awesome power and responsibility you have as your family’s “nutritional gatekeeper” visit the MyPyramid.gov website!

Susy Marcum, RN, BSN, Certified School Nurse

(information from MyPyramid.gov website)