Nutrition apps for kids

Posted May 15, 2014 5:45 am

By Chelsey Boutan

LaLa Lunchbox is a meal-planning app that makes lunch planning easier by giving kids the opportunity to make their meal decisions. Your child can choose foods for healthy meals with monsters, colors and sounds, and these choices turn into a grocery list for you.Cost: 99 centsAges: 4 and up

Nutrition is an important component of your child's growth and development. Helping your child make healthy choices will increase the chances of your child becoming a healthy adult. Below are three iPad apps that will teach your child about nutrition.

Healthy Heroes

Hungry monsters arrive to destroy a city. Your child will need to feed the monsters fruits and vegetables to defeat them and become a Healthy Hero. With 36 levels of activities, Healthy Heroes teaches your child about healthy eating habits in a fun way.

Cost: $1.29 Ages: 4 and up

LaLa Lunchbox

Cost: 99 cents Ages: 4 and up

Nutrition and Healthy Eating

Nutrition and Healthy Eating will teach your child about healthy eating, food groups and balanced meals through three educational games. Your child will even get to plan a balanced meal for a penguin's birthday party.

Cost: Free Ages: 4 and up

In Healthy Heroes, hungry monsters arrive to destroy a city. Your child will need to feed the monsters fruits and vegetables to defeat them and become a Healthy Hero. With 36 levels of activities, Healthy Heroes teaches your child about healthy eating habits in a fun way.Cost: $1.29Ages: 4 and up

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