Meals Matter
Meals Matter
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The Meals Matter Blog offers advice and tips on using a positive and realistic approach for meal planning, healthy eating, feeding families and fitness. Posts are written by registered dietitians, staff and guest bloggers of the Dairy Council of California.
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Eat, Play, Love: Raising Healthy Eaters is a blog series by parents and dietitians whose stories and advice reminds us that we can overcome the challenges of feeding children. Subscribe to find ways to build lifelong healthy eating habits for your children.
During a recent blog carnival, roughly half of the registered dietitians and parents who participated mentioned involving kids in meal preparation as an important part of raising healthy eaters.
Cooking with kids from a young age helps them develop a positive relationship with food, teaches life skills and provides a great opportunity to spend time together.
Kids as young as 2 or 3 can start to spend time in the kitchen with parents. Get more actionable tips on raising healthy eaters during a free live webinar with registered dietitians on May 18. In the meantime, get the ball rolling in your home with a week’s worth of recipes that kids can help parents make.
Put small fingers to work assembling Quick Kebabs and dredging Zucchini Chips while older children can mix and stuff Turkey Stuffed Pasta Italiano for a featured family meal. Other recipes that kids can help make and will love to eat include Cheeseburger Meatloaf, Apple Sandwiches with Granola and Peanut Butter, Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas Verdes and Pineapple Berry Smoothies.
Register free at MealsMatter.org to follow the Eat, Play, Love: Raising Healthy Eaters blog series and add these and other recipes to your meal plan and shopping list. Be sure to follow @MealsMatter and #EatPlayLove on Twitter for more tips and recipes for raising healthy eaters.
“Family Meals Matter” features recipes selected by registered dietitians from the thousands of user-contributed recipes available at our free online nutrition and meal-planning website, Meals Matter, sponsored by Dairy Council of California. Healthy Eating Made Easier™