September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and to help raise awareness with families across the country, the American Heart Association has brought back a fun and easy way to help you with the No. 1 health concern among parents – childhood obesity. Through the Life is Why Family Health Challenge™ families and kids will learn to take control of their health in four weeks by pursuing a different goal each week with activities that are fun, simple, won’t break the bank and can be done as a family! By the end of the month, you might feel accomplished and be better equipped to live a heart-healthy life.
There will also be four Life is Why Family Health Challenge™ Twitter Chats every Wednesday in September.
Join the Facebook event today! (Link opens in a new window.)
Share the Life is Why Family Health Challenge infographic in English or in Spanish!
- Activity One: What’s your Secret? English Spanish
- Activity Two: Color Your Plate! English Spanish
- Activity Three: Family food scavenger hunt in-store English Spanish
- Healthy Kids Placemat
- Ant on a Log by Devin Alexander
- Ensalada de pollo con vinagreta de naranja
- Fruit & Vegetable Serving Size infographic
- Getting to Know Your Fruits & Vegetables booklet
- Simple Cooking with Heart - Alimentos de temporada infographic
- Simple Cooking with Heart - Seasons of Eating infographic
- Pollo salteado al estilo de Szechuan
- Bearymelon Cookies - Devin Alexander
- Top 10 Cooking Tips
- Tips For Picky Eaters
- Help Children Develop Healthy Habits
- Eat More Fruit & Vegetables
- Activity One: Nutrition Addition + Sugar Subtraction English Spanish
- Activity Two: Wacky Water English Spanish
- Activity Three - Drink Your Breakfast - Big Green Monster Smoothie Recipe English Spanish
- Grape Granita Recipe - Devin Alexander
- Simple Cooking with Heart - Sip Smarter infographic
- Simple Cooking with Heart - Life is Sweet infographic
- Simple Cooking with Heart - Added Sugars infographic
- Great Lunchbox Switch
- What's That You're Drinking
- Water First, Splurge Second
- Raspberry Basil Iced Tea Recipe
- Activity One: Sandwich Swap out English Spanish
- Activity Two: Sodium Shocks English Spanish
- Activity Three: Shelve the Shaker English Spanish
- Kid-Friendly Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs with Brown Rice Recipe
- Kid-Friendly Very Blueberry Pancakes Recipe
- Los Seis Salados Para Los Ninos infographic
- Salty Six for Kids infographic
- Sodium flyer - English
- Sodium flyer - Spanish
- Fajitas de pollo rápidas con porotos negros y arroz español
- Sándwiches de cerdo adobado o tacos con salsa de mango
- Sea Salt vs Table Salt
- Breaking Up with Excess Sodium
- Activity One: Walk this Way English Spanish
- Activity Two: Exercise isn’t a Chore! English Spanish
- Activity Three - Movement Menu English Spanish
- Tips to Get Active
- Screens Down, Laces Up
- AHA Recommendations for Physical Activity in Children
- Getting Non-Athletes to be Physically Active
- Get Your Kids Moving & Check Some Chores Off Your List
- Physical Activity Around the House
- 5 Ways That Play Can Change Your Day
