The Wheat Foods Council honors you and moms across America with Mom, the Everyday Athlete, an educational program empowering moms to nourish and energize their "inner athlete".
Not only do we want to help you maintain a healthy diet, but we want to help you teach your children to do the same! We recently developed a wonderful resource that makes nutrition education for children easy, fun and tasty too.
Our new educational cookbook Food for Thought from Parents to Childrenfeatures 35 delicious and nutritious wheat-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and even snack time! The cookbook not only provides the recipes from parents across the nation, but also contains healthy tips and fun facts to learn about where our food comes from. It enables mom and child to share quality time together while preparing the recipes. Cost: $3.50
Moms know they lead athletic lifestyles. In fact, the Wheat Foods Council conducted a survey of moms across America and found that 70% believe their busy lifestyles make them athletes. Mom, the Everyday Athlete provides health guidance for moms of all types whether they are expecting their first child or coping with the daily challenges of diabetes. These convenient resources educate moms like you about how to use nutrition and exercise to enhance their health and increase their stamina. Customized tools contain:
Facts about grains
Relevant, female-specific statistics
A sample dietary plan
Personalized grocery shopping lists
Tips for increasing daily exercise
This tailored information is made available through downloadable cards and NEW interactive Web pages. Each resource is now accompanied by a downloadable shopping list, which includes the ingredients for recommended meals and snacks as well as other staples essential to a healthy diet.
Trading Cards: If you are an Everyday Athlete at one of three stages of motherhood - Pregnant Mom, Mom with Kids,Empty Nester Mom - looking to increase your energy and lead a healthier lifestyle, click here.
Health Resources: If you are a mom facing the challenges of one of the three most prevalent diseases among women - diabetes, heart disease and obesity - looking to maximize your health and place your family on the path to disease prevention, click here.
On Saturday, May 19, 2007, moms across America united to recognize motherhood as the ultimate marathon during the Mom, the Everyday Athlete” nationwide run/walk. Together the moms logged in a total of 6,912,665 steps in just one day. Click here to view images of participating everyday athletes and nutrition and fitness resources. To share your run/walk experiences on Marcia Scheideman's blog, click here.