Bring the kids food shopping at the farmers’ market for an opportunity to learn about where fresh food comes from, how it’s grown, and what it takes to cook a nutritious dinner (they actually want to eat!).
With kids come an abundance of teachable moments in the realm of healthy eating. Some of the best moments can happen at the market—whether it’s your local food market or your neighbourhood farmers’ market. When it comes to healthy food choices, it's key to provide a positive example for kids. Evidence shows that parents who purchase healthy foods, such as fresh produce, significantly increase the probability of their children making those same beneficial choices compared to peers whose parents choose less healthy options, such as processed snacks. Here are more positive perks, lessons, and activities that can come out of taking kids to the market.
Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, Whole Bowls and Purely Pumpkin (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016).
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