ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT VEGETaBLES?
We all know that vegetables are important. Every parent wants the best for their children, and to give them the best start to a healthy life. But raising healthy kids is hard, even harder if you are short of time, feeling the squeeze of the cost of living, or facing other challenges. Half of parents say they struggle to get their kids to eat vegetables. Simply Veg is here to help.
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Leading registered nutritionist Dr Glenys Jones, from the Association of Nutrition, explains what you can expect from Simply Veg and introduces a few of the amazing experts on hand to help. Glenys also explains our four principles as set out below.
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UNDERSTANDING VEG
You’ll need to equip yourself with the right knowledge to succeed.
Our experts, including Prof. Giles Yeo and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, are here to help you understand what vegetables your children naturally prefer, and how to use that to your advantage to get them trying new veg. They will help you understand how much veg you should all be eating in an easy way, why some veg might be better than others to try with your family, and lay the groundwork for success. Look out for our money and stress saving tips along the way.
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ENGAGING KIDS
If you simply plonk a new veg in front of your child are they likely to eat it? For many children you need to engage them in smaller steps.
Kids who first engage with veg are more likely to end up eating them. Engaging through everything from arts & crafts to senses and cooking are great, simple ways to encourage children to view vegetables positively and increase the likelihood of them putting those veggies in their mouths! We have sensory education experts from TastEd, the Gastronaut himself Stefan Gates doing wacky science, and many more experts to guide you through making veg fun!
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YOUR FOOD
Your food is just that. Your food. We are not offering brand new recipes and additional steps that will make tonight’s dinner “irresistible” “the best” or “healthy”. Instead, we’ll show you small, manageable steps to gradually make the food your family already enjoys a little better.
We’ll show you how to improve your meals step-by-step, avoiding friction and waste. Learn how to save time and money by making your meals go further and batch cooking.
And it’s not just main meals! We have gathered time and money saving tips from experts including eco-chef Tom Hunt and The Batch Lady herself, Suzanne Mulholland, offering you advice on how to make small, realistic and affordable changes for the better to everything from soups to lunchboxes.
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SERVING FOR SUCCESS
Serving for success is about putting an end to battles around mealtimes and turning them instead into positive experiences.
We have a leading expert in child psychology, Dr Clare, Holley, who specialises in how to get children eating more vegetables sharing her top tips, including the “Three R’s”: role modelling, rewarding and re-offering. These principles are the foundational ones proven to get veg from plates to bellies, leading you to small victories without battles, and making meals a million times easier!
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