My kids would be content to eat cheese crackers all day every day, oh, wait, add chocolate chips too. If they could survive on cheese crackers and chocolate chips, they would be happy all the time. The fact is that my kids get picky sometimes. I wanted to show them with a food groups activity just what they were eating, and what they were not. My oldest two have been asking … [Read more...]
Helping Kids Make Healthy Food Choices: Snack Organization Station
Teaching children to make healthy eating choices can be tough-especially when as a mom it can be easy to have them grab whatever is within their reach to make things quick. This organizational tip will help when you hear, "Mom, I'm hungry!" for the 100th time today! Get healthy snacks ready and into your kids' hands quickly. (A great help for picky eaters too!) … [Read more...]
Picky Eaters Can Learn to Eat
My kids are picky eaters. It has been exhausting many nights at the dinner table trying to convince them that the colorful healthy foods are good for them. My oldest has been picky from the baby food stage, my second started around 2 years old, and the twins do not like much meat and a few vegetables.I breastfed all of them, but did have to switch my oldest to formula after 5 … [Read more...]