You are what you eat 🍎 I have always enjoyed clean, minimally processed foods. When I became pregnant and the list of “don’t eat this, don’t drink that” was shared, I had a moment of reflection. If I couldn’t eat it when I was pregnant, why would I want it when I wasn’t and why would I give it to my kids? This started a trickle-down effect to what I used to clean our home and has continued through the loss of my stomach to #CDH1 stomach cancer.
What helps my children want cucumbers, and apples and build their own lunch pizzas?
- I involve them in the planning process.
- They come grocery shopping with me and learn to read labels for ingredients.
- They feel good when they eat well {& bad when they make choices that don’t align – which I allow them to do, the natural consequences of being on the toilet for them is enough to veer away from those things.
- Everything is in moderation. If they want a popsicle, great, they get one treat a day at whatever time they choose, but that’s it for the day. I am by no means a nutritionist, but I have seen firsthand that our time and focus on this pays off in more ways than one. If you want my little packing chart I modeled off something I saw once on Pinterest, you can download it quickly here from the blog.
Download the School Lunch Packing Chart here, print and head off to your local grocery store to have at it with your kiddos!
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