This free, online weight loss program, MyPyramid.gov, teaches healthy nutrition and offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools such as a meal planner to help grandparents and grandchildren assess food choices, and advice to help along the way to success. (This is similar to another personalized weight loss program that charges you a monthly membership fee. What is the difference, you ask? This personalized online weight loss program is free!)

On My Pyramid.gov you can create a personalized plan using tools such as your own meal planner, exercise tracker, and an estimator for how much you need to …