When it comes to step ONE in healthy eating, I always come back to meal planning. I invited Allison Schaaf, pro chef and founder of Prep Dish, to chat with us on how to make it happen and some unique strategies she uses that are *perfectly* suited to families teaching their kids to cook! This week she has a special for listeners of The Healthy Parenting Connector: Join in on the 21-day Challenge. You will be prepping 21 days of healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack recipes. Prep dish will create your shopping list and organize your prep to make meal time simple and effective. Check it out here and get $10 off too! https://prepdish.com/kidscookrealfood. Here are some quick notes on what we covered:* Most important lessons a chef would want kids to understand about food* Why meal planning really makes a difference* Best tips for increasing healthy food kids want to eat* Some tips from a chef for getting kids excited about involvement in the kitchen!* How "prepping" is the perfect family activity...as long as your kids can handle themselves in the kitchen. ;) If you're not so sure, grab our knife skills video for FREE at https://kidscookrealfood.com!Related videos:link to past vids on understanding nutrition labels for kids, Part 1: Reading Nutrition Labels: https://youtu.be/KlN0E1nRpTEPart 2: Don't be Tricked by Food Packaging: https://youtu.be/GVRq0m-Ehe4Can Kids Meal Plan While Learning to Cook: https://youtu.be/kO3APluh7sQFind all the Kids Cook Real Food Healthy Parenting Connector recipes and interviews at https://youtu.be/GVRq0m-Ehe4
