 Creating Healthy Eating Habits for Life!
Have you ever wondered why it is easy for some people to maintain a healthy diet while others struggle with it? The answer may lie in our childhood. Our early experiences with food shape our eating habits as adults. The first 3 years in a child's life has been shown to be the most important. After I read The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff, I realized just how much we learn from our parents and caregivers when we are children. Food, flavors, cooking, and eating are a large part of this early learning.
Babies learn the smells, sights, and sounds of meal preparation by being carried about in a sling or front pack while we are cooking, long before they have even tasted food.
Read on for easy tips your child can help with in the kitchen.... |
Fresh Finds: Ecobags
In our efforts to reduce the amount of plastic in our lives, I have purchased these wonderful, new reusable cloth produce bags. But wait! They are not just for produce. These innovative bags can be used for most everything in the bulk bins from dry beans to nuts, even chocolate chips!
The key is to remember to leave them in your car for your next shopping trip. I think it took me a few trips to the co-op before I remembered to bring them with me!
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