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Demonstrate Healthy Eating For Children

January 14, 2010 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Book Review, Cooking with Kids

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Today I had a very nice interview with Susan Burke March from Making Weight Control Second Nature. I was actually interviewing her for some healthy entertaining ideas for She Knows Parties, but we also talked a little about children and healthy eating habits. Making Weight Loss Second Nature

Susan’s a firm believer parents should demonstrate to their children, so they can learn from example how to eat healthy.

Here are some ways Susan shared to show children a healthy way to deal with food:

* When we use portion control and eat healthy ourselves we’re teaching our children to do the same. Large portions of “bad” (high fat, high calorie, low nutrition) food on a regular basis teaches your children to do the same.
* Make “treats” a treat. Don’t keep treats in the house, make them for special occasions only.
* Home food is good food. Cooking food at home can be a healthy way to show your kids how to eat.
* Make it fun, let your children help prepare the meal by mixing, and measuring. Make it a fun family time.
* Let your children help read the ingredient label. They’ll learn what to look for. Have fun with it, make it a game.

Making Weight Control Second Nature also has some delicious recipes inside. Tonight my son and I made a Chocolate Banana Frosty, and it turned out delicious! I’ll be back tomorrow to share the recipe!

You can find Susan’s book Making Weight Control Second Nature at major bookstores, and online at Amazon.com, and I want to note that I was sent a review copy of this book to check out, and I’ve had a great time doing just that.