Guide to Family Meals
Schoolhouse is an exciting place for kids and their families to explore cooking and sharing meals together with intention.
Below are some resources collected and created by our Interns from UIC's Master of Nutrition Department, Emily Rodriguez and Zarah-Marie Neme.
Being the Role Model: Parent Modeling
Showing your children that you eat nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables actually have a positive impact on how they view eating nutritious foods and make them more likely to eat them.
Did you know?
In order to motivate kids to copy constructive behavior, modeling needs to be consistently repeated in a positive environment to avoid bad associations with food (especially fruits and veggies), so no forcing, scolding, or punishing should come out of encouraging fruits and vegetables.
Examples of nutritious food modeling
Eat fruits and vegetables at multiple meals
Encourage children to eat fruits and vegetables
Try new fruits and vegetables often
created by Zarah-Marie Neme
