Teaching Kids to Prepare Healthy Snacks

24/11/2020 47 min Temporada 4 Episodio 60
Teaching Kids to Prepare Healthy Snacks

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Check out the full Episode 60 show notes on our website! In this episode of Healthy Family Project we talk to, Sally Sampson, Founder ChopChop Magazine. Sally shared her tips for getting kids to prepare their own snacks and spend more time in the kitchen. Besides being a fun cooking magazine for families, ChopChop was named 2013 Publication of the Year by the James Beard Foundation and is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. ChopChop Family's mission is to inspire and teach kids to cook and eat real food with their families. ChopChop Family believes that cooking and eating together as a family is a vital step in resolving the obesity and hunger epidemics.  Sally is the author and co-author of 23 cookbooks, including ChopChop: The Kids Guide to Cooking Real Food with Your Family, The Olives Table (with Chef Todd English), The Fifty Dollar Dinner Party and Souped Up! She is a contributor to the New York Times' Motherlode Blog with her Picky Eater Project. She has contributed to Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, The Boston Globe and Cooks Illustrated, among others and previously owned From the Night Kitchen, a café in Brookline Village, Massachusetts. Healthy Recipes & Tips in Your Inbox Sign up for the Healthy Family Project e-newsletter to receive healthy recipe inspiration, our latest blog posts and more directly to your inbox each week.  Healthy Family Project Facebook Group Join our Healthy Family Project Facebook group! This group will serve as a safe space for parents and caregivers to talk all about raising a healthy family - from dealing with a picky eater and tips to get more fruits and veggies onto plates to exercising as a family and mental health. We welcome all of you to join in! Want to skip straight to a hot topic? See time stamps below. But of course, we recommend listening all the way through! 3:58 Meet Sally 5:02 Sally's journey to healthy eating & ChopChop 10:46 How to empower kids to make their own snacks 15:12 Picky Eater Project 23:27 How to encourage independence & get kids in the kitchen 29:47 Snacks for different age groups 38:50 How to get kids to clean up after themselves 43:20 What does a healthy family mean to you? Relevant Links  Check out ChopChop Magazine Follow ChopChop on Instagram and Facebook Eatable Alphabet 5 Tips for Getting Kids Involved in the Kitchen 3-Ingredient After-School Snacks After-school Snacks That Won't Ruin Dinner Fun Snacks for the Holiday Season Other Podcast Episodes to Check Out: Episode 59: Creating New Holiday Traditions Episode 54: Family Dinner Conversation Starters Episode 21: Meal Planning & Cooking with Kids