Getting Them To Eat Their Veggies
What does all this reminiscing mean to you and your family. It means to check around your area and see if there are U picks available or farm stands. The site http://www.localharvest.org allows you to search for farms, farmer's markets, co-op and lots more in your area.
If you don't have anything of the sort, start a garden in your back yard. My dad and I grew romaine lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, carrots, spinach and scallions. It was a project we did together - picking the spot, preparing it, getting the seeds, planting them, and then taking care of the garden. You not only get your children to learn about where their food comes from, but to have a hand in growing it. It is a wonderful learning experience and what kid doesn't love playing in the dirt.
Showing your children where their food comes from is a very enlightening experience for them, as for most, they just sit down and eat and have no idea all the work and preparation that went into the food. Educating your children on where and how food grows, how it is picked and then prepared gives you and your children lots to talk about. Children are naturally inquisitive (remember the 3's and why, why why), take advantage of this quality and nurture it.
Don't stop at the U pick or garden. Let your children help with the dinner menus and preparation of meals. Even if you start with them setting the table or watching you prepare, get them involved and make it a fun experience and they won't even know that they are learning something. Plus you will find that they actually start to enjoy eating those vegetables they helped picked or grow.
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