A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be asked to do a healthy eating talk and recipe demonstration (we made bliss balls) to my daughters year one class. Not only was it lots of fun, it was really inspiring working with the kids and watching their opinions change.
Check out the tally on the board – I took a survey before the talk about who thought healthy food was yummy and who didn’t – see the tally in black. 13 yes 9 no 2 unsure.
After talking about why healthy food was important and involving them in the preparation process see the tally in red. Only 2 still decided healthy food wasn’t for them – not a bad result in a short time. Although one of the 2 “no’s” came up to me afterwards and said I liked your healthy food but if I said yes mum might make me eat healthy food at home so I had to keep it as a no…sorry! I had to laugh!
Im often asked how to help children eat healthier foods at home. Key points from the morning – create healthy habits in your children by talking positively about healthy food, encourage them to try a range of foods and involve them in the cooking process to improve compliance when introducing new foods. Its never to late to try as its well known that the habits and food choices started as a child continue into adulthood. #everybitecounts #healthykids 