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Teaching my toddler about food
I’ve been feeding my three year old daughter wholesome foods, fruits and vegetables with the occasional organic snacks. My challenge has been daycare, birthday parties and family events where colored “junk & chemicals” are almost always served (blue cupcakes & colored Cheetos). However, it seems that my constant talk about colored food and junk has worked thus far! She was served the cupcake and took out the blue stuff because in her words “colors are bad and make your teeth break” lol and barely ate the cake. I think her tastebuds have been trained well to avoid them perhaps? I hope she continues to choose wisely as I educate her. If anyone knows of a holistic book for kids to read about food, please share 🙂 -
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first off – well done mama! It feels great when our efforts teaching our kids (and everyone around them) pays off!!
You are going to love my book UNJUNK. This is the problem all parents face trying to raise a healthy eater. There are moments she will make you proud with her choices, and I can guarantee she will also indulge at other times. That’s part of the learning process that she needs to go through to believe in your message, internalize it, and then make it her own. You have to be ready for these “failures” just as much as the “wins” which become powerful learning opportunities, and hopefully means better choices in the future.
I do also share several books to read in my chapter called “Dealing With the Resistance to Change”. Here’s the list:
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma: Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan
• Fat Head Kids: Stuff About Diet and Health I Wish I Knew When I Was Your Age by Tom and Chareva Naughton
• Why Does My Body Make Bubbles?: Learning about the Digestive System with the Garbage Gang by Thomas Kingsley Troupe and Derek Toye
• Food Rules: A Doctor’s Guide to Healthy Eating by Catherine Shanahan MD
• Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, Nutrasweet, and the FDA may be Hazardous to Your Health by Joseph Mercola and Kendra Degen Pearsall
• The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor by Mark Schatzker
• It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways by Melissa and Dallas Hartwig
• Paleo Girl: Take a Leap. Empower Yourself. Be Awesome! by Leslie Klenke
• Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle by Diane Sanfilippo, Robb Wolf, et al.Hope this helps.
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