By: Chandelle

Chandelle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:24:54 +0000

I am very lucky because my kids have been on a plant-based diet since birth. I have so much respect for parents who make the change with older kids and push through the struggles to adapt to new tastes. My kids love to go grocery shopping with me. As much as I can, I give them free range in the produce section to pick out a few things that they love. My son always gets broccoli, collard greens, and a fruit (lately pomegranates), while my daughter gets apples, apples, and more apples, until I steer her to the veggies, where she gets carrots and celery. Farmers marketing is fantastic because the kids get to see where their food comes from and realize that food doesn’t have to be shiny or pretty to taste good. In fact, I love to charge my kids with picking out a “weird” food so they can see how good it tastes! That’s a lot of fun for them, finding a knobby squash or strange-colored tomato. Sharing the pleasures of whole plant foods with my kids is one of my favorite parts of being a parent. And bringing them into the kitchen for food preparation is so important. They love to help me and even the smallest children can do things like peeling garlic and stirring spices into apples before baking.

By: kristen

kristen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:37:15 +0000

Going to the Saturday Farmers Market or even just the produce section at the grocery store is a great way to get kids excited about plant-eating too — As Greg and I walked around with our niece at the market, she munched on a basket of cherry tomatoes, and whenever we go to the produce section at the grocery she is reminded that she loves grapes and oranges and apples. The week before, I got her interested in going to the Farmers Market with Greg by charging her with the task of finding me the perfect tomato as I stayed home to do some chores.

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By: Chandelle

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