One of the other things we’ve found to be successful are even teaching our daughter about some of the signs from your body – in kid language – ‘ouchie poops’, dark colored pee, being sleepy, tummy aches, etc. and relating them to the fuel we put into our bodies. We also talk about how being able to run fast, have energy for swim team, learn at school, etc. is so much easier with all the healthy food we eat.

I also see that in the ‘fast food era’ there are nights that it is very difficult to make meals at home when we have so many activities going on. I also think there are healthy ‘faster’ choices that we have to make on the run. I think it’s been valuable to share with our daughter all of our thoughts about how we choose a place to eat and why we choose one place (or one entree) over another.

As a grade school teacher, I see the results DAILY of children who don’t know how to make good food choices. It can be heartbreaking.

Thanks again – I liked the podcast.