Simple & Savvy Strategies for Creating Healthy Eaters is a book written by Beverly Pressey and is GREAT! If you are expecting a baby or have a small child this book will be a lifesaver since it will start you out on the right foot when it comes to feeding your little QT! But the great thing about this book is it is not too late! If you have a child that thinks ketchup is a food group, or will only eat chicken nuggets, mac-n-cheese and french fies…..this book can help you turn it around…and honestly, you need to turn it around!
Beverly was the Nutritionist in my Son’s infant class at the local Community College. I could not understand why she was there….15 tired Moms with 3 month old baby’s hanging off our boobs and this gal wanted to talk about first foods, and how healthy habits start young. I wanted to sleep more than 4 hours in a row NOT think about how far away my Son actually feeding himself really seemed!!!
But we listened. We went on field trips to the grocery store. We learned how much crap is marketed to Mom for kids…that kids really have no business eating. Yo Baby Yogurt really stands out. Now this was 4 years ago but I think one Yo Baby was half the size of an adult yogurt with TWICE as much sugar….some starteling fact like that. And not cheap.
By the time the class was over my Son was walking, talking, sitting in a chair at the table and eating REAL WHOLE foods like humus, sweet potatoes, plain yogurt, avocada….and fresh, from the source and the kids loved it!
She also reminds us that it can take up to 15 times of a child trying a food before they develop a like for it! This is TRUE people! My Son put up a fight on most of the veggies he now loves….lettuce, edamame, tomatoes……he loves them all but if I had given up at the first sign on fight he would not eat any of them, I know.
I really believe the best thing you can do for your kids is teach them what REAL – WHOLE foods are and eat them in your home each and every meal!
