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From The Doctor 医 生 之 窗Raising Healthy Eaters – Part III: Cooking in theKitchen with Your KidsBy Mark Hyman, M.D.In this blog on raising healthy eaters I share effectivetactics to introduce your little ones to thekitchen, create a playful and safe space for experimentingand learning, and instill a lifelong lovefor the process of nourishing themselves andtheir loved ones.Employing excellent tactics for tricking your kidsinto preferred behavior is underrated in parentingtoday. This may sound sneaky but bear withme. Think for a minute about the foods you dislikedas a kid, and possibly still dislike today.Brussels sprouts? Yuck! Fish? Eww!Even one of our most notable leaders, GeorgeH.W. Bush, proclaimed to detest broccoli(perhaps one of the healthiest vegetables available).Chances are President Bush’s parents (noryours for that matter) did not employ creativeways to get him onboard with healthy eating.They probably relied on the old fallback,“Because I said so!” (Sound familiar?!)Getting kids to love the process of planning, preparing,serving, and enjoying healthy meals is rewardingfor parents and involves simple yet effectivemarketing tactics on your behalf. Getready–here comes your future chef!First Tactic: InvolvementWe know children need to feel included and, justlike adults, they crave meaning and purpose. Involvechildren in meal preparation to help buildtheir self-esteem and identity within the family.Culinary skills build on so many different areas oflearning and cognition that enhance your child’sbrain. Think about the math, reading, creativity,planning, science, culture, and history that youpass on as you teach your child how to cook!And, a playful milieu is the best environment forkids to learn in, mixing fun into their kitchen experienceonly serves to enhance their experience.With my kids, we loved listening to musicwhile we cooked together. To this day, I still turnup the tunes as I cook!Figuring out how to make cooking attractive and“cool” is not hard when you have a few tools atyour disposal.So, are you ready to get cooking? Here are someways to involve your child in the kitchen:Meal Planning: Brainstorm with your childabout your weekly menu. Kids like to have options,provide them with some ideas and havethem weigh in. Keep your sentences short andthe meal names simple and easy to visualize.Children look forward to these meals andyou get to teach them about how to compose ahealthy plate, using local and seasonal foods. Adouble winner! For more information on how tomake a healthy meal visit The Blood Sugar Solutionand previous blogs in this series on Raising20 Yang-Sheng (Nurturing Life) Volume 3, Issue No. 3