06/02/2025
We live in a society that is described now as 'obesegenic'
We literally have to work at getting the habits ingrained into our kids from a young age.
Chances are if you have a poor diet then your kids will follow 😕
Let it be normal to cook healthy wholesome meals at home. Teach them with every meal to add colour (veg). I promise you this will become their normal. 💓
Doesnt mean that they can't enjoy pizza, fries or whatever else. It just means these types of food is occasional, perhaps when you eat out ❤️ but if eating out is more than once a week occurrence, then we need to teach our children to chose healthier options 🙌
From a very young age i used to actively talk about the powers of veg lol! Kids love powers haha it works. Ie. Carrots helps you see in the dark. Spinach makes you so strong 💪 etc! I'd let let them cook and ask how do you want to feel today? They'd say "today i want to fart alot so I'm adding beans!" 🤣🤣
Anyway, the point is we made it fun! As they've gotten older, i would explain the benfits of each veg or fruit a little more. So its age appropriate. Teenagers are obsessed with good skin, so now when cooking food, the conversation is like, that's so high in vitamin c and will give you glowy skin! 👌
The point is, kids do engage and listen, but they WATCH and learn from us. It starts at home, it takes time and doesn't happen overnight. If you've not put in the work to teach, then its highly unlikely in todays society kids can grow up with a healthy outlook 😬
They know whats good and bad for them. The schools teach them that. But unfortunately by that time kids will often already have developed a palate where fries taste amazing and vegetables are something they dislike even if they know they should have them. Couple that with a lack of parental awareness on how to prepare nutritious balanced meals, our children suffer 😭
Habits are behavious, and changing behaviours take time. In a world where its so difficult to eat healthy, it has to start at home😋