Healthy Choices For Healthy Kids Program Ages 6-15

• Created to give children and adolescents the opportunity to try, taste, choose, incorporate and eat healthier food choices at meals and snacktimes 
• Gives children and adolescents an increased willingness to try, choose, eat and recommend a healthy food in the company of their peers
• Eliminates the need of kids and parents from having to be a  "food science detective" in order to understand nutrition facts labeling when grocery shopping
• Saves parents time and money wasted on food products that their kids dislike and wont eat
• Younger kids can easily identify a healthy food that they know other kids have tried and like giving them a positive incentive to try it as well 
• Incorporates gender, age-appropriate nutritional needs of children and adolescents ages 6-15
• Parents can enroll their child or adolescent in our healthy lifestyle nutrition education center monthly for our on-going taste-testing healthy food brand awareness program
• Kid taste-tester panels consist of boys and girls ages 6-15 and are screened for food allergies prior to tasting session
• Students are presented foods and beverages in a fun, positive professional manner to taste in a non-biased way without any verbal or written opinions, attitudes, beleifs, packaging, marketing, advertsing tactics and or monetary compensation, in an effort to help promote unadulterated feedback
• Kids love to taste-test foods and give us their pure, honest and candid opinion
• Approval rating is based on how students rank the product for looks, smell, texture, taste and if their parents should buy, make or serve it.
• When approval rating results are at least 70% percent positive the food or beverage product is given the "One Potato Two Tomato" seal of approval.
• Approved food and beverage products are then put on our recommended healthy foods list and incorporated into our age-group appropriate customized nutritionally balanced "kids healthy meal plan menus"

Our Seal"One Potato Two Tomato Approved"

• One Potato Two Tomato's "healthy choices for healthy kids" approved seal objective is to help kids and parents easily identify foods and beverages that are nutrient-rich, healthier choices.
• Makes the science of deciphering food manufacturers healthy claims, advertising, product design, marketing techniques, sales tactics and choosing real healthy nutrient-dense foods and beverages that are truly good for your health and well being easier
• Incorporates guidelines based on the USDA Food Guide Pyramid for age and gender
• All healthy partners, selected food manufacturers, foods, beverages, supplements and recipes have to meet the ingredient standards set by One Potato Two Tomato's Professional Partners advisory board.
• 70% or better approved results.
• Provides parents and caregivers a quick and easier way when choosing, purchasing and preparing healthy food and beverage choices for their children and family.
• Food Manufacturers and grocer's can use our seal on their product packaging and store shelves

Food & Beverage Approval Seal Standards
Food and beverages are rated based on nutrient density. The more nutritional value they have, the healthier the choice.

MORE :

• Whole Grains ( original intact, unrefined rice, barley, wheat, rye, oats, quinoa, lentils as grains themselves or flours.)
• HBV Proteins ( High Biological Value plant and animal proteins)
• Vitamins (A,B,C, D,E)
• Minerals (Calcium, Iron and Zinc)
• Fiber (soluble and insoluble)
• Fats ( healthy ones like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated as recommended in age-appropriate RDA/RDI guidelines)

LESS OR  NONE :

• Caffiene holesterol- zero amount of unhealthy fats (i.e, saturated, trans, hydrogenated)
• Artificial additives ( MSG, dyes, artificial/chemical sweeteners, aspartame, splenda, sucralose)
• GMO's
• Hormone, antibiotic use
• Simple carbohydrates ( surcrose, honey, molasses,corn, rice syrups, bleached, refined white flour, corn starch, tapioca starch, modified food starch)
• Added Sugars (Natural, surcrose, raw cane sugar, evaporated cane juice, Stevia turbinado, agave)
• Fats (unhealthy; Saturated, Trans and hydrogenated oils
• Added Sodium (kosher salt, sea salt, Iodized salt)
• Cholesterol (from plant and animal sources)

Basically "Eating from the ground up" the less additives, more natural, unrefined, less processed the food is the better the choice.

One Potato Two Tomato Healthy Choices for Healthy Kids Approval Seal Advisory Board

Pediatricians
Family Practice Physicians
Pediatric Dentists & Orthodontists
Pediatric Cardiologists
Pediatric/Adolescent Endocrinologists
Sustainable Foods Development Consultants
Child & Adolescent Psychologists
School Nurses
Pediatric/Adolescent Registered Dietitians
Adult Weight Management Registered Dietitians
Health & Lifestyle Fitness Trainer & Coach