simple tips + grocery lists
Last November, I had the opportunity to hear Jamie Oliver speak at Roy Thompson Hall (Toronto) in promotion of his new cookbook & tv show Food Revolution. (Which has now ended - did everyone enjoy? are you inspired?)
The talk was very enjoyable and touched on many topics concerning healthy food, education and the new show Food Revolution. It was a packed house that afternoon and the format was loose, basically Jamie chatting with some q&a at the end. He was an honest and entertaining speaker with lots of laughs.
The talk was very enjoyable and touched on many topics concerning healthy food, education and the new show Food Revolution. It was a packed house that afternoon and the format was loose, basically Jamie chatting with some q&a at the end. He was an honest and entertaining speaker with lots of laughs.
I took away a couple things that day, including a small list of tips for how to eat healthy for kids. Paraphrased below is the list which he shared with us, which I think can be helpful to parents/caregivers/adults alike:
1) Don’t call it healthy food! It's so simple, but so true. If food is presented simply as 'this is what we're eating', then there is no pretense or build up to it. Also, call it proper or real food - to distinguish it from junk food.
2) Don't put kids on diets.
3) Don’t go by a rule book, kids tastes and habits change, what will work for 1 child may not work for another. They may try a food and hate it and then a month later try it and like it.
4) With food - have fun & get messy! Include kids in decisions about food, get them involved in groceries, meal planning, meal making etc.
5) Focus on what they do like and add in extra veg here and there where you can. For this he gave the example of a tomato sauce which can be full of extra veggies.
One of my favourite tips is #4, to have fun with food, experiment, and involving kids in daily food activites, such as grocery shopping.
With that in mind, I thought it would be a great idea to put together a little kid-friendly produce based grocery list where kids can colour in the fruits & veggies that are on your list and participate in the grocery store outing by finding the foods on their list.
I would like to create this produce based colouring page grocery list - yet there are so many fruits & veggies to include! If anyone is interested, I can draw up a little list of some common fruits & veggies for you to print out and try with your kids. Post a comment on this post & I'll get out the markers!
For the adults out there, I came across this grocery lists site. It is the world's largest online collection of found grocery lists. Quite an interesting concept that has made itself into a book!
They also have a free pdf download for your grocery lists - looks like a good one. Have fun on your next trip to the grocery store!
- Wendy
With that in mind, I thought it would be a great idea to put together a little kid-friendly produce based grocery list where kids can colour in the fruits & veggies that are on your list and participate in the grocery store outing by finding the foods on their list.
I would like to create this produce based colouring page grocery list - yet there are so many fruits & veggies to include! If anyone is interested, I can draw up a little list of some common fruits & veggies for you to print out and try with your kids. Post a comment on this post & I'll get out the markers!
For the adults out there, I came across this grocery lists site. It is the world's largest online collection of found grocery lists. Quite an interesting concept that has made itself into a book!
They also have a free pdf download for your grocery lists - looks like a good one. Have fun on your next trip to the grocery store!
- Wendy
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