Are you new to homeschooling and looking for play-based nutrition learning ideas for this week?
What better time than now to stimulate your child’s interest in food while nurturing a healthy relationship with it!
There are many great nutrition-focused family activities out there that serve to educate kids and promote healthy eating habits. Keep reading for some easy and fun ideas and helpful resources.
Eat The Rainbow
If your kids enjoy colouring, try downloading some printable colouring sheets for them that emphasize healthy messages like “eat the rainbow”: https://www.education.com/
Culinary Passport
Even though we are homebound for the time being, you can still take your palate around the globe by making a “culinary passport” with your child. This is a fun way to encourage your child to try new cuisines and learn about the different cultures that they come from: https://innerchildfun.com/
Educational Screen Time
Make screen time educational with health and nutrition-related e-learning activities on sites like:
Developing Healthy Eating Habits
Inspire your child’s curiosity about fresh food that’s locally grown using the Harvest for Healthy Kids downloadable activity kits designed to develop healthy eating habits and teach science, math, and literacy: http://www.
Explore your inner teacher with some of these fun activities, and get social by letting us know your fave activities and maybe where we can help you a little more!
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Do you have questions about children’s nutrition? Would you like to discuss nutrition learning ideas with a registered dietitian (RD)?
These are some of the common topics NutriProCan RD Alia Virjee helps parents with:
- Concerns about an infant or toddler being underweight and not growing
- Uncertainty if a toddler or child is overweight and related concerns
- Picky eating behaviours
- Allergies or intolerances that are causing the need for meal modifications
- Vegetarian and vegan approaches to eating and how to stay on top of nutritional needs