Friday, February 13, 2009

how to raise kids to LOVE food

*LOVE food yourself!!!! I mean REAL food, made at home w/ love.
*breastfeed for as long as possible!!
*make sure your house always smells like food. The smells from childhood stay w/ you forever.
*do not give grains until after 1 year(even longer is fine too) Babies can not digest grain until they have the enzymes to break them down. They do not develop these enzymes until after 1 year.
*DO NOT give any sweets(even natural)not even a taste until well over 1 year. They will know no different and they will enjoy foods in their natural form.
*do not serve babies bland food. Serve them food the way you season yours.
*revisit foods that baby refuses to eat. Sometimes they just arent in the mood for a particular food. Parents, I think, mistake "just not in the mood" for "I do not like that".
*start babies young w/ unsweetened lacto fermented foods(yogurt, kefir)between 6-8 months and cultured drinks(kombucha,water kefir) over 1year. These foods are chock full of nutrition, enzymes, bacteria and yeast which will keep babies healthy and their digestive tracts filled w/ "the good guys".
A healthy baby, child and grown up loves healthy food.
An unhealthy baby, child and grown up does not love healthy food.

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