Healthy Summer Nutrition Tips for Children

While summer break often provides a more relaxed schedule for children, maintaining structure around meals and hydration is one of the most important ways families can support healthy habits during the warmer months. K-State Extension nutrition and wellness educator, Priscilla Brenes, says children benefit from continuing a regular eating schedule and that successful summer nutrition involves a few simple principles: maintaining structure, encouraging hydration, choosing nutritious foods and involving children in the process. Sound Living is a weekly public affairs program addressing issues related to families and consumers. It is hosted by Jeff Wichman. Each episode shares the expertise of K-State specialists in fields such as child nutrition, food safety, adult development and aging, youth development, family resource management, physical fitness and more. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected]. K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.