WORDS BY Lisa Walker- BePure
1. Getting children to eat healthy can be challenging. One of the best ways to encourage your kids to eat more gut-friendly foods is to do it yourself, and role model the behaviour you want to see by eating mostly whole foods and filling up your plate with colourful plant foods at mealtimes.
2. Invite your kids to prepare the food with you. Children are much more invested in the meal when they’re active participants in the preparation. Offering kids the choice of what colourful fruits and vegetables they would like on their plate encourages them to eat what they have selected.
3. Try to keep mealtimes calm and free from pressure, even when your child refuses to eat the veggies on their plate. Continuing to offer a wide variety of wholefoods, alongside other favourite foods, in a neutral environment can help nurture your childs positive relationship with food.
4. Let them get dirty and encourage outdoor play. Our microbiome is not only fostered by the food we eat but also by the environment we grow up in. Dirt and animal exposure can help to broaden our microbiome diversity.
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