Many people see the New Year as a chance for a fresh start. Put the past behind you and start new. Whether it’s a resolution to eat healthier, spend more time with your family, save money, or volunteer more, the beginning of a new year is a great time to start.

Every year we start our resolution with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, and the powerful thought that this is the year… But somehow after a few weeks we lose our momentum and slowly revert back to our old ways. Some of us don’t even make a New Year’s Resolution because we think it’s doomed to fail. Well the truth is you can succeed and turn that resolution into a long term goal and possibly a life changing decision. Journal & Courier wrote an article about Jennifer Bastian who did exactly that. In the article Jennifer shares how she achieved her goal and gives you an action plan to set your New Year’s Resolution in motion.

If you can’t decide on a New Year’s Resolution, check out this article from USA Today . They share what several top fitness and nutrition experts resolve to do in 2010.

Have a healthy and happy New Year!

It probably comes as no surprise that 90% of U.S. high school students lack a proper diet, according to a report from the CDC. The report is based on data from 2007 and shows some rather shocking numbers: only 13% of high school students get at least three servings of vegetables a day, 32% get two servings of fruit, and only 1 in 10 get enough of both combined. Learn more by reading this article in the Boston Globe .

One way to improve the eating habits of our country’s youth is to start when they are young – very young. According to an article in Time , studies show that children prefer the flavors they experience early on, including while they’re in the womb. Making a young child familiar with certain flavors is called food imprinting which can have a long-term effect on a person’s life. How a child eats is learned behavior and is one of the most important health issues in this country.

If your child is already too old for you to affect their food imprint, check out this article from the Baltimore Sun . They share some very helpful “do’s and don’ts” of healthy family eating.

Let us know what you think. Share your thoughts in the comments section.

Winter, spring, summer, and fall each offer their own unique fruits and vegetables for distinct seasonal flavor. Learn to choose and use each season’s best with a little help from an article at Cooking Light.com .

Also, for you Iphone users there’s an app locates fresh fruits and vegetables in your area. Locavore utilizes built-in GPS and location awareness to show the user what foods are currently in season locally and what is coming in season soon. This means you get the freshest, healthiest foods available in your area any time of the year. Pretty neat!

Let me know what you think about Locavore. Do you already use it? Are there any other articles or phone apps out there we should know about? Share your comments below.