Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Food Choices

When it comes to nutrition, kids tend to have a completely different view on the subject than their parents. To a child, anything that looks, smells, or feels good must be good for you. They have yet to discover that just because something looks good does not necessarily mean that it is good for you. As parents, we become their primary examples and that is a scary role indeed. No matter how many times you tell a child to eat his fruits and vegetables, he will not actually do it if mom and dad are in the kitchen scarfing down forbidden treats. My 3 ½ year old tells me all the time, “Mommy, chocolate makes you happy” as a reason why he should have some, and while this is true, mommy probably eats more than her fair share of chocolate.

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