Healthy eating habits start at an early age. But many parents have difficulty finding fun ways to entice children to eat the green vegetables. One great way to get your child excited about trying vegetables is to introduce them to food from a garden. Kids tend to eat food they have grown themselves, and growing their own veggies, fruits, or herbs may be the push they need to become vegi-lovers for life.
There are also a plethora of science lessons to be learned in agriculture. Your preschooler can learn about the need for sun, water, and nutrients. You can also begin to teach your child about the food pyramid and the need for a balanced diet.
How to do it:
* Choose a sunny spot to plant your garden.
* Select what you want to grow
It’s your choice on what to grow. Go to your local garden center and ask for expert advice on what grows well in your climate and what is easy to care for.
Vegetables:
Asparagus, Banana Pepper, Beans, Bell Pepper, Cabbage, Carrot, Corn, Cucumber, Potatoes, Radish, Spinach, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Zucchini
Fruits:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Grapes, Melon, Strawberries, Raspberries, Tomatoes, Watermelon
Sunflowers and Nuts
Growing a plant from a seed adds extra curiosity as your child checks to see if anything is sprouting.
Other ways to make gardening fun:
Stage a contest to see whose pepper plant grows the tallest or whose cornstalk yields the biggest ear as a way to encourage responsibility for watering, weeding, and tending the plants.
Give extra away to neighbors or friends, or people in need to teach a lesson on community and the benefits of giving.
Source: http://www.greatschools.org/
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