Boost Your Family’s Interest in Healthy Foods It Worked for Me!
A trip to the berry farm. Gardening. Saturday visits to the
local farmers market. Cooking with your kids. All sorts of
activities can help kids learn a valuable lesson -- that healthy
food is a lifestyle, not just a diet. It's a great way to jump-
start healthy weight loss in your family. Take a cue from famed
chef Alice Waters, who started the "Edible Schoolyard" program
for kids in the Berkeley, Calif., school system. The concept:
"Kids get to learn gardening, help vegetables grow from seeds,
nurture and water them," says Kathleen Zelman, WebMD's director
of nutrition. "It's fascinating for them, watching that
metamorphosis -- and they buy into eating things simply because
they grew them." We asked WebMD readers: What activities do you
use to spark enthusiasm for healthy foods? What's worked best
for you -- for your family? Here are their ideas: - Since DS was
very small, we've gone to the local orchard almost weekly. Both
kids pick their own fr