Healthy Eating Strategies To Use With Your Kids At Home

Healthy Habits To Start With Your Kids While They Are Young! 

Below are a few key recommendations and recipes to get you started with improving your children's diet and eating routine. It is never easy to change your habits or your children's habits, but it does not get easier as they get older -- so now is the time to start!

1. 1. Only keep food in your home that you want you children to eat. "Sorry, we don't have any cookies" is much easier than "Sorry, you can't have any cookies." Stock your fridge and pantry with healthy items and do some prep work so kids can easily grab cut and peeled carrots and hummus, or celery sticks with almond butter, or whole milk yogurt with fresh or frozen berries.
2. 2. Explain your food-related choices and decision-making process so that your children understand why you are making the changes you are making: That you love them and want their bodies to grow strong so they will grow up healthy and feel well. They may not like the changes, but understanding that you have a reason for them is important.
3. 3. Involve your kids in some aspect of food preparation. Let them help peel veggies, turn on the blender, measure an ingredient, or choose between two menu items. It may take a little longer (or a lot longer, depending upon the age of your child) but it is often worth it because kids are more interested in tasting food that they helped to make.

1. 4. Revise your expectations regarding your child's acceptance of a new food. Some children may need to try a new food 10 times before they are willing to eat it. Create rewards for trying new foods multiple times. When introducing new foods, always have...Continue reading for more great strategies. 

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