Teaching Children About Nutrition During Meals
Mar 17 2014 · 0 comments · Parent Tools, Provider Tools
Meal time should be more than just the allotted time at which you feed the children in your care; by employing various teaching methods, meal time can be the perfect opportunity to educate children on a wide variety of food and nutrition related information. By educating children on nutrition you become a soldier in the war against childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has both long and short term implications on the lives of our children, such as: “high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, headaches, blood problems, diabetes, sleep apnea, bullying, and depression” (centerfornutrition.org).
Collaborators on the Preventing Childhood Obesity Community Grant have created step-by-step instructional videos for parents and childhood providers which outline fun and easy methods to implement teaching children about nutrition. These videos show how to incorporate “taste, texture, color, portion size, and nutritional benefits” through conversation, questioning, and the use of verbal praise (centerfornutrition.org). If you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, or childcare provider who cares for children between the ages of 2-5, these videos are for you! See how easy it can be to help combat childhood obesity!
