02/11/2026
5-2-1-0 healthy lifestyle approach to form healthy habits now!
-5 fruits and vegetables a day
-2 hours or less of screen time per day (or a healthy, balanced limit you've set in your family media plan)
-1 hour of physical activity a day
-0 limit sugar-sweetened drinks
To help kids live healthy lifestyles parents can:
-Be role models themselves by making healthy eating and daily physical activity the norm for their family.
-Create a home with healthy choices available and encouraged.
-Make it fun. Find ways to engage your children such as:
---playing a game of tag
---cooking healthy meals together
---creating a rainbow shopping list to find colorful fruits and vegetables
---go on a walking scavenger hunt through the neighborhood grow a family garden
Other healthy goals:
In addition to 5-2-1-0, families can make small changes in their family routines to help everyone lead healthier active lives. Try:
-Having breakfast every day
-Eating a diet high in fiber and rich in calcium
-Including low-fat dairy foods such as yogurt, milk and cheese
-Preparing foods at home and regularly eating meals together as a family
-Limiting fast food, take-out food, and eating out at restaurants
-Getting enough sleep, since sleep loss can lead to unhealthy eating
