You know the struggle. Your little guy is asking for pudding, but you’ve been meaning to lower his sugar intake. Or, you’re concerned about your middle schooler’s food habits, but aren’t sure how to communicate that message without traumatizing her. What to do? We have a few tips you might appreciate. Weaning your kids off sugary snacks, (or keeping them at arm’s length in the first place), isn’t easy. We’ll serve up a few websites that’ll help you carve up nutritious snacks your kids will love (that will also appease their sweet tooth!), and hook you up with some great resources to help you maintain the positive food and body-image mood you want for your entire family. Food fun, here we come!
Jamie Oliver: You may be familiar with Jamie Oliver – Food TV’s “Naked Chef,” and his mission to improve school lunch programs. Well, Jamie is also a Dad, and has an entire section of his
website dedicated to recipes for kids at different stages of their development. Real food, for real kids. Enjoy.
Kids need to know what REAL food is, what it looks like, and what it tastes like. So, offer them good food, and often. Eat good food yourself! And when it comes to treats, make treats special – something to be enjoyed. Being overly myopic when it comes to food choices can often backfire … “everything in moderation” really is a useful guiding mantra.
Ultimately: you as the parent can assist with the weaning, but if your child is school-age and has a lot of activities outside the home, it’s not possible to control everything. So teaching good habits is key. And lead by example!
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