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Family Cooking Time with all Five Food Goups! from OnPoint Nutrition

This month, challenge your family to plan dinners to include all five food groups! Each member of the family can have a day of the week to decide upon, or everyone can organize the menu together. The five food groups are: grains, protein, fruit, vegetables, and dairy. Grains The grains group includes rice, bread, pastas, […] >> READ MORE

Tips from OnPoint Nutrition: Snacking On the Go

Written by Emily Pierce RD, LDN at OnPoint Nutrition Many of us understand how important snacking is for a successful day. Snacks get us from meal to meal (no one wants to be hangry!), and they’re a great way to ensure you get all your fruit and veggie servings. By snacking, we can control hunger- lessening […] >> READ MORE

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Tips from OnPoint Nutrition- Coconut: Friend or Foe?

-written by Emily Pierce RD, LDN at OnPoint Nutrition Coconut oil stormed onto the scene as a cure all, go-to, kitchen miracle. It quickly gained a fan base touting its numerous health and weight loss benefits. These claims got a lot of nutrition professionals scratching their heads, as coconut is one of the only plant based […] >> READ MORE

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Tips From On Point Nutrition: Healthy Fats are an Essential Part of Your Diet

When following a healthy diet, it is important to remember that each type of food gives you a different amount of energy. Your body uses each of these foods differently, and you must eat a variety of healthy foods to be able to run, jump, play, and be strong. The foods that we eat fall […] >> READ MORE

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HelloFresh and HKRS Join Forces to Bring ‘Healthy’ to your Doorstep!

Healthy Kids Running Series is proud to announce HelloFresh as a major sponsor for our program in 2018. The international food company will help fund programs in the states of Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Ohio. HelloFresh is helping to solve meal preparation struggles for families everywhere. We all know that eating healthy can be […] >> READ MORE

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Better candy choices!

Halloween is one of the most fun holidays of the year! Who doesn’t love an excuse to throw down candy for dinner? One day of a sugar binge can be ok, but there is are some snacks that are better than others. Check out the chart below so you can make better choices! 1 treat […] >> READ MORE

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National Taco Day and a kid friendly recipe

So, it’s not exactly Taco Tuesday, but today is National Taco Day! One of the greatest days of the year by far! Let’s face the facts, pretty much all kids love tacos, but they aren’t always the greatest in terms of nutrition- so check out this adjustment! You’ll still get all of the awesome Tex-Mex […] >> READ MORE

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Cheap (and healthy!) Eats!

As parents we are always stretched thin. Between practices, school, projects, and work it can just seem like there’s never enough time during the day to create healthy meals on a budget. Of course we would all love to meal plan fresh and healthy entrees for low costs, but with so much advice out there […] >> READ MORE

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Taquito Tuesday!

Taco Tuesday is one of my children’s most favorite dinners of the week. While tacos might not be considered health food, there are many variations that you can make into a guilt free dinner. One of our newest favorites is a version is sweet potato taquitos. These little rolls are a cross between traditional corn […] >> READ MORE

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Meatless Monday Hummus Veggie Wraps

Need a Meatless Monday dinner that you can cook outside? Don’t heat up the house! 2 medium Zucchini cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices 2 teaspoons olive oil 1⁄8 teaspoon table salt 1 pinch ground black pepper 1 cup hummus (store bought) 4 pieces wraps (about 9 inches in diameter) 1 medium red bell pepper, thinly […] >> READ MORE

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Family Cooking Time with all Five Food Goups! from OnPoint Nutrition

Tips from OnPoint Nutrition: Snacking On the Go

Tips from OnPoint Nutrition- Coconut: Friend or Foe?

Tips From On Point Nutrition: Healthy Fats are an Essential Part of Your Diet

HelloFresh and HKRS Join Forces to Bring ‘Healthy’ to your Doorstep!

Better candy choices!

National Taco Day and a kid friendly recipe

Cheap (and healthy!) Eats!

Taquito Tuesday!

Meatless Monday Hummus Veggie Wraps

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Family Cooking Time with all Five Food Goups! from OnPoint Nutrition

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