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Start Your Healthy Habit Moment!

When you adopt healthy habits, you inspire your loved ones to take part in the journey. Uncover a healthier path together!

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A child joyfully holds a piece of fruit, promoting healthy eating habits and a nutritious snack.
A mother and her son happily drink water, choosing it over sugary drinks for a healthier lifestyle.

Sugary drinks come with some not-so-sweet health risks.

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can add up to serious health risks. But small changes like choosing water instead of sugary drinks can add up to a much healthier lifestyle.

Type 2 Diabetes

Studies have found that regularly drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Heart Disease

Drinking as little as two (8 ounce) glasses of sugar-sweetened beverages per day can increase the risk of heart disease by 21%.

Tooth Decay

Research shows that drinking more than two (8 ounce) portions of sugary beverages per week can increase the risk of tooth decay.

Healthy habits can start at any moment.

Whether you’re choosing a refreshing glass of water instead of a sugar-sweetened drink, adding more fruits and veggies to your meals, or finding time to break a sweat, making positive changes can help create healthier futures. CalFresh Healthy Living can help you discover the healthy habits that add up to healthier lives.

Add some color to your plate.

Adults should aim for 2 cups of fruits and 2.5 cups of vegetables daily. Children should aim for 1 cup of fruit and 1.5 cups of vegetables daily.

Cook at home, your way.

Preparing meals at home helps you control both your food budget and what goes into your meals.

Motion in Everyday Moments

Being healthy doesn’t have to feel like a mountain to climb, but rather, something attainable and enjoyable for you and your family. The first step toward a healthier future can be as simple as taking the stairs more often or dancing at home. Your effort helps pave a healthier path for our families, neighbors and communities to follow.

10 Minute Workouts

Every bit of exercise you do helps you feel better, physically AND mentally. Get your fitness routine started with these simple exercises.

Our environments are a big part of the problem.

Structural inequities systematically disadvantage our most vulnerable communities. Those outside factors can have a significant impact on our choices and opportunities to live healthier lifestyles. But we have the power to be part of the solution.

Advocate for Supportive Environments

Support local initiatives to improve public spaces that encourage active lifestyles—such as parks and recreational facilities.

Start a Conversation

Conversations with teachers, pastors, coaches, friends, or even extended family members can help us uncover ways that we can build healthier communities together.

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A mother and daughter playing soccer ball, laughing and having fun while being active in the fresh air.
Young girl enjoying a fresh tomato.

Together, we are creating healthier futures and communities.

Local Health Departments and community groups are launching new initiatives that create environments that support healthy changes.

Get a Sip of This

Switch out your sugary beverage for one of these easy and healthy drink recipes!

Lemon Cucumber Water

Real Fruit Punch

Healthier Horchata

Jicama Piña Breeze

A young girl and her mother happily cooking together in the kitchen, sharing smiles and creating delicious food.

Taking that first step can spark a ripple effect.

Individual change becomes family change, which eventually leads to a healthier, stronger community. What matters most is taking the first step down the healthier path you’ve uncovered.