Welcome  to  public  health  moment from  the  University  of  Minnesota, March's  National  Nutrition  Month, which  provides  health  professionals another  opportunity  to  encourage people  to  eat  healthy  foods, stay  or  become  more  physically  active. University  of  Minnesota  nutritionist  Kim  Robin has  more  national  nutrition. Nth  has  been  celebrated  annually  since  1973. The  theme  this  year  is  nutrition. It's  a  matter  of  fact, one  of  the  key  messages  that  we'd  like to  get  out  to  the  public  this  year  is the  idea  of  maintaining  your  calorie  intake  and getting  a  physical  activity  in  order to  achieve  and  maintain  a  healthy  body  weight. We  know  that's  one  of  the  most important  things  you  can  do  to maintain  your  health  and  to decrease  your  risk  of  chronic  disease. With  our  busy  lifestyles  and the  easy  access  to  fast  food, it  can  be  hard  for  parents  to  set good  examples  when  it  comes  to  nutrition. But  Roban  has  some  advice. We  do  encourage  families  to  make nutrition  a  priority  and  make  family  time  a  priority. Include  the  family  in  food  preparation  activities. It's  never  too  early  to  start kids  learning  about  the  importance  of  preparing  meals. And  make  sure  you  sit  down  as a  family  to  dinner  time  without  the  TV  set. Enjoy  the  family  time, and  get  to  know  each  other. And  talk  about  your  life's  experiences  over  a  good, healthy  meal  with  another  public  health  moment. I'm  John  Finnegan.