I have always thought of our household as one that tries to eat healthy. Being the primary chef of the household, I do most of the shopping and tend to spend most of my time grocery shopping in the produce and meat department. Typically, my children are with me at the grocery store. A few months ago I randomly starting picking up vegetables at the store and asked my daughter what each one was. I was happy that she got them all right, except cauliflower. I asked a preteen patient in clinic a few months ago where French fries came from and was not overly shocked to learn that he did not know. Sad, but true.
We recently joined a local, organic farmer’s cooperative and get a produce shipment every other week. I never would have thought my children would get so excited to go pick up our box and see what things are inside. It has made them more willing to try things and expanded the repertoire of menu items we now all eat at home as sometimes the box contains something Continue reading ‘Eating Healthy is a Family Thing’
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