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<\/h3>\nBy: Lisa James, MS, RDN<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the time of year when many parents wish their moniker was Lunch Lady
\nor Executive Chef! Why is it often so difficult to please a child\u2019s palate,
\nwhile not serving them ultra-processed foods packed with sugar, salt and
\nother unwanted ingredients? Here are few suggestions that will hopefully
\nease your family\u2019s lunch time routine this school year.<\/p>\n
Your child is more likely to enjoy their lunch if involved in the process.
\nChildren learn by doing. Children learn to like new foods by choosing on
\ntheir own\u00a0whether or not to eat a given food. As a parent, it is your job to
\nprovide them with structure and choices. It is your child\u2019s job to decide
\nwhether or not they eat a food item and how much or little they eat. 1<\/p>\n
You will be surprised how many different foods your child eats when you
\nwrite it down on paper. Create a Food Range Diary with your child by
\ndocumenting in columns all the proteins, grains\/starches and fruits and
\nvegetables that he or she has had at least two to three bites of for a meal
\nor snack. When making lunch, make sure to incorporate at least one item
\nfrom each of the three columns in order to create a balanced meal.<\/p>\n
Eating is an extremely sensory rich process! Children not only chose foods
\nfor how they taste, but also for how they smell, appear, and even sound
\nwhen you cut, for example, a piece of celery. Is it crunchy or mushy?
\nMake foods look appealing by presenting them in different shapes or
\ncontainers. Lunch does not have to be a traditional sandwich with a side of
\nchips. Use a bento box filled with variety!<\/p>\n
Make sure your child has their own reusable water bottle. Water helps your
\nchild to digest their nutrients and restore fluids lost through breathing and
\nsweating. Water is free of additives and sugar that is found in other
\nunnecessary beverages.<\/p>\n
Keep it simple. Meal prep does not have to be a complex process. It can
\nbe as simple as making extra boiled eggs on the weekend, that you plan to
\nadd to meals during the week. Always have big bowls of chopped fruit and
\nvegetables on hand so family members can grab and go!<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\nLisa James<\/strong> founded Lisa James Nutrition in January 2017 to build on her decades of 1. Ellyn Satter\u2019s Division of Responsibility in Feeding. https:\/\/www.ellynsatterinstitute.org\/wp- <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Lisa James, MS, RDN It\u2019s the time of year when many parents wish their moniker was Lunch Lady or Executive Chef! Why is it often so difficult to please a child\u2019s palate, while not serving them ultra-processed foods packed with sugar, salt and other unwanted ingredients? Here are few suggestions that will hopefully ease […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":8656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10183,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8652\/revisions\/10183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nexperience in the health and wellness industry.\u00a0 \u00a0Her son’s diagnosis of a rare food allergy known as FPIES, or food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome, initially prompted her to specialize in pediatrics.\u00a0 In the earlier part of her career she was an award-winning health journalist, and healthcare public relations executive.<\/p>\n
\ncontent\/uploads\/2016\/11\/handout-dor-tasks-cap-2016.pdf
\n2. Food Range Diary.
\nhttps:\/\/sosapproachtofeeding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Food-Jags-Range-Diary.pdf<\/p>\n