Did you know that every month of the year has wonderfully obscure "national" food titles? Dig hard enough on Google and you'll even find a month's worth of individual "national" ___________ food days throughout the month. It's a feeding therapist's dream come true. I'm finding that January is quite the month for food related fun. I had no idea that January is:
Now, some of you might be thinking "yeah, so? What's the big deal? So there are special food months and days, how is THIS knowledge going to help me with my picky eater?" Well, many of you know that I'm all about Food Literacy for the Picky Eater {TM} to help kiddos learn about new foods in a fun, pressure-free way. Celebrating these national food months and days is a wonderful way to help your picky eater become more food literate. For example, using the list above, here are some ideas for each:
Oh! Don't forget to celebrate these food related days this month as well, especially this first one!
Teaching food literacy to picky eaters can be FUN as demonstrated in this post. Who knows, you might learn something as well. Keep the focus on the fun and learning and not on the trying. Always, make sure to serve the food you are learning about with something you know they will eat so they do not feel pressure. Remember, you are rebuilding the trust and creating positive neurological connections around food, the kitchen or the table by taking advantage of brain plasticity. I'd love to know if you find any great virtual field trip lessons on any of the above. Please share if you do! Until next time, keep growing and blooming. Jen
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