The current nutrition education for kids is ineffective, resulting in nearly 1/6 of all children and youth in the US being either overweight or obese. Parents rely heavily on nutrition education programs offered by elementary schools, but these programs do not really change eating habit of kids. Developing a healthy eating habit is not a one day task, it will not be solved by a couple class periods of nutrition education. We want to integrated nutrition education into a kid’s daily life, and create a fun educational experience for them to improve their nutrition awareness over time. At the same time, get parents involved in the learning process, help them monitor their kids’ daily nutrition intake, resulting in an all around healthier eating habit.
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