Fitsmi says: One word…FREE! Here's a meal planner based on the My Pyramid food system. You can use this to make sure you're planning balanced meals.

Fitsmi says: Cookin' With Google lets you provide a list of ingredients you already have (what's in the fridge?) and gives back a list of recipes you can make. We love this!

Fitsmi says: This site has an interactive "healthy eating plan calculator" that provides a customized general eating plan for normal-weight children and teens, (between the ages 4 and 18) that is meant to help them eat healthfully without gaining excessive weight.

Fitsmi says: This is the American Dietetic Association's website and has a "consumer resources" section, as well as a link for "Find a Nutrition Professional" that helps consumers locate registered dietitians in their geographic area.

Fitsmi says: This is the Web site for the American Diabetes Association, which has a "for parents and kids" link that includes a separate area for teens.

Fitsmi says: This is a grassroots campaign to make healthy easy. Developed by teens, for teens – it gives teens a voice and a choice about what it means to eat healthy and be active.

Fitsmi says: This is the USDA's Team Nutrition website, which focuses on the role nutritious school meals, nutrition education, and a health-promoting school environment play in helping students learn to enjoy healthy eating and physical activity.

www.teenshealth.org

Fitsmi says: This site is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation and is aimed at teens looking for accurate information about health, relationships, and growing up.

www.win.niddk.nih.gov

Fitsmi says: This site has all kinds of information about weight control, including some for parents and teens.

Fitsmi says: This site is designed for girls between the ages of 10 to 16 and provides reliable information on health topics–including fitness, nutrition, and relationships–that concern girls.

Fitsmi says: This is an initiative designed to identify, centralize, and provide information about programs and community efforts across the U.S. directed at increasing physical activity and improving nutrition in youth.

www.bam.gov

Fitsmi says: designed for kids, ages 9 to 13, to give them information to make healthy lifestyle choices. It's got tools that help kids set up their own physical activity routines, as well as a "teacher's corner."

www.girlpower.gov

Fitsmi says: This was designed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help people make gradual, positive changes in their eating and activity habits. Information is divided into two main sections–one for adults and teens, the other for younger kids.

Fitsmi says: This is a program that encourages people of all ages "to make being active part of their everyday lives." The site has a link just for teens and an activity log for tracking progress.

Fitsmi says: This site offers practical tips for watching less TV.

Fitsmi says: This is a U.S. government website that provides information about federally and privately funded clinical research involving human volunteers.

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi

Fitsmi says: This is a self-assessment and planning tool developed by the CDC for schools to improve their health and safety policies and programs.

Fitsmi says: This site addresses overweight, sedentary, and undernourished youth by focusing on changes in schools. The site provides resources to improve schools and links so users can find out what's going on in schools in their state.

Fitsmi says: This ad-free magazine is edited by and for 8- to 14-year-old girls and focuses on contemporary issues that interest girls, emphasizing non-appearance-related accomplishments.

www.nichd.nih.gov/msy is

Fitsmi says: This interactive after-school program is designed to help young people become aware of the media's influence on their food and physical activity choices.

www.canfit.org

Fitsmi says: This site provides resources on adolescent nutrition and body image, fitness, and more.

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Healthy_CelebrationsBW.pdf

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Food_As_Reward_HO1_BW.pdf

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Healthy_Fundraising_BW.pdf

http://aom.americaonthemove.org/site/c.krLXJ3PJKuG/b.1524889/

http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
Fitsmi says: This is a quiz from that tests your knowledge of how food portion sizes have changed during the last 20 years.

Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off - and What They Wish Parents Knew By: Anne M. Fletcher

http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Loss-Confidential-Teens-Parents/dp/061843366X

Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat-Camper Weighs in on Living Large, Losing Weight, And How Parents Can (And Can't) Help By: Abby Ellin

http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Waistland-Former-Fat-Camper-Parents/dp/1586484605/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232736274&sr=1-1

The American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids: How Your Children Can Eat Smart from Five to Twelve By: American Dietetic Association

http://www.amazon.com/American-Dietetic-Association-Healthy-Eating/dp/0471442240/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232987381&sr=8-13

The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories By: Barbara Rolls

http://www.amazon.com/Volumetrics-Eating-Plan-Techniques-Calories/dp/0060737301/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232987513&sr=1-1

What to Eat By: Marion Nestle

http://www.amazon.com/What-Eat-Marion-Nestle/dp/0865477388/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232987605&sr=1-1

101 Foods That Could Save Your Life By: David Grotto

http://www.amazon.com/Foods-That-Could-Save-Your/dp/0553384325/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232987687&sr=1-1

Stealth Health: 100 Delicious Recipes and 1,000 Tips for Eating Right in Spite of Yourself By: Evelyn Tribole

http://www.amazon.com/Stealth-Health-Delicious-Recipes-Yourself/dp/014028205X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232987783&sr=1-1

The Official Snack Guide for Beleaguered Sports Parents By: Dawn Weatherwax, RD and others

http://www.amazon.com/Official-Snack-Beleaguered-Sports-Parents/dp/0970283105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1232987856&sr=1-1

Healthy Lunchbox: The Working Mom's Guide to Keeping You and Your Kids Trim By: Rallie McAllister, MD

http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Lunchbox-Working-Guide-Keeping/dp/0895260581/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1232987902&sr=1-1

Food, Fun, and Fitness: Designing Healthy Lifestyles for Our Children By: Mary C. Friexz, PhD, RD

http://www.amazon.com/Food-Fun-Fitness-Designing-Lifestyles/dp/0971566208/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1232988204&sr=1-1

Fit Kids! The Complete ShapeUp Program from Birth Through High School By: Kenneth Cooper, MD

http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Kids-Complete-Shape-Up-Program/dp/0805418784/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232988292&sr=1-1

The Appetite Awareness Workbook By: Linda Craighead, PhD

http://www.amazon.com/Appetite-Awareness-Workbook-Overeating-Obsession/dp/1572243988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232988351&sr=1-1

Back Off: I'll Lose Weight When I'm Ready by Debi Davis

http://www.amazon.com/Back-Lose-Weight-When-Ready/dp/0883911043/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232988534&sr=1-2

Helping Your Overweight Child by Caroline Cederquist, MD

http://www.amazon.com/Helping-Your-Overweight-Child-Family/dp/0971416400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232988587&sr=1-1

Food Fight: The Inside Story of The Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It By: Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen

WHY Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen by David Walsh, PhD.

http://www.amazon.com/WHY-They-Act-That-Way/dp/0743260716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232988718&sr=1-1

Deborah Tannen's You're Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation

http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Wearing-That-Understanding-Conversation/dp/081297266X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232988756&sr=1-1

Queen Bees & Wannabes by Rosaline Wiseman

http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Bees-Wannabes-Boyfriends-Adolescence/dp/1400047927/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232988956&sr=1-1

Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self by Sara Shandler

http://www.amazon.com/Ophelia-Speaks-Adolescent-Girls-Search/dp/0060952970/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232989043&sr=1-1

Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children by Dr. Sylvia Rimm

http://www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Emotional-Lives-Overweight-Children/dp/1594862397/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232989080&sr=1-1

What Do You Really Want? How do you set a Goal and go for it – A guide for Teens by Beverly Bachel

http://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Want-Guide-Teens/dp/1575420856/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1232989124&sr=1-3

Alight

http://www.alight.com/index.html

Fitsmi says: Alight offers Forever 21 type clothes for Plus Sized girls.

Avenue

http://www.avenue.com

Fitsmi says: Avenue looks like it skews a little older (they have a separate section for career). However, they do sell some trendy pieces and also plus size Seven7 jeans.

Apple Bottoms

http://www.applebottoms.com/shop.php

Prom Girl

http://www.promgirl.com/shop/pretty_princess_plus?siteID=CFyMLDb8pR8-jw7QkEF7D9UhcMPQ6jm7Rg

Fitsmi says: This prom dress site offers a lot of options for the plus size girl. You can also pick out dresses by body type. Prom is pretty important for any girl, and looking for a dress is stressful especially if you’re not comfortable with your body.

Sydneys Closet

http://www.sydneyscloset.com/index.html

http://www.promdressshop.com/PlusSizePromDresses.html

Torrid

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/index.jsp

Fitsmi says: We like that Torrid’s models look like real teenagers! Also, they offer a diverse style of clothes.

So What If

http://www.sowhatif.com/

Fitsmi says: So What If aggregates fashions from various plus size stores across the web

My Shape

http://www.myshape.com/

Fitsmi says: My Shape is original, in that shoppers can impute their body information, and find clothes that fit and flatter their specific shape. They offer a lot of pretty clothes, but it does appear to skew older.

Daddy-o’s

http://www.daddyos.com/

Fitsmi says: Awesome vintage looking dresses!

Plus Size Fix

http://www.plussizefix.com/

IGIGI

http://www.igigi.com/