I hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving! My family had a great time together eating, laughing, and making fond holiday memories! Since black Friday shopping has turned into Thursday night shopping, we were able to take the little kids (my nieces and nephew) to the Children’s Museum in Brookings on Friday. If you haven’t been there yet and you have little kids (kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, neighbors, etc!) be sure to check it out! It is a great place to spark children’s imaginations and educate them about a variety of things from music, mechanics, art, history, reading, etc. My favorite place in the museum is the grocery store and it was evident my nieces and nephew really loved it too! The picture shows me helping my nieces check out their items they “purchased” in the store. This is a great way to teach young children about healthy eating as involving them in the process of grocery shopping and meal making will help them learn and understand the importance of healthy eating better than just telling them what to do. Teaching our children at a young age about healthy eating will help them achieve a healthy weight and have overall healthy habits throughout their lives. This is much of what we educate on in our Strive Kids wellness program. I feel it’s really important to not only educate, but involve the kids in learning activities to help them apply what they are learning. And most importantly, it’s essential for us adults to practice what we preach…so when you are asking your child to eat fruits and veggies, do it with them! When you prepare your grocery list and go shopping, include your kids in the process, and lastly, let them help you in the kitchen with meal prep!
Our Strive Kids program started in October and it is an on-going wellness program focused on improving the health and wellness for kids of all ages. If you’d like to learn more about our wellness services for kids, please contact me today!
-Kelsey Raml, MS, RD, LN
strive2survive@brownclinic.org
605-884-4226
