Childhood obesity is on the rise and there is no indication that the trend is reversing. To reverse this trend, it is critical that children develop and foster healthy eating behaviors and physical activity patterns to help reduce the risk of developing long-term chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and others. One opportunity to provide nutrition and fitness education is in before- and after-school settings. The Food and Fitness Fun Education Program was developed by Houston in response to this need. In this article, the author describes the effectiveness of this program.