My name is Jasmin. I am a foodie, family chef, nutritionist, wife and mother of two. My journey to health began with getting my undergraduate degree in nutrition. At the time I wasn’t sure what type of career I wanted, but I knew that my future included living a healthy lifestyle and raising a healthy family.

When I became a mother, I thought my education and experience in helping hundreds of individuals eat healthier provided me with the tools to raise perfect eaters. Boy was I wrong! My cooking skills and PATIENCE have been put through the ringer. I have spent countless of hours on blogs, reading books, reviewing recipes and searching grocery stores for meal and snack ideas that are not only healthy, but also affordable.

My goal with this blog is to provide practical tips and advice on shopping for and making healthy food in order to help families build a healthier eating home. I see this blog as an opportunity to exchange ideas and information and I encourage readers to share their thoughts, advice and concerns related to my posts.

Monday, September 8, 2014

More Broccoli Please

“Dad, can I have more broccoli please?”

Wouldn’t it be nice to hear those words during mealtime?  As parents, many of use are confronted with “battles” over getting their children to eat more vegetables.   While it’s smart to avoid conflicts over the dinner table, giving up and letting children eat whatever they want is not an option. 



Tips to getting your child to “Veg” out!

  • Rule of Taste: Always encourage your child to at least try their vegetables, and don’t worry if they don’t finish or even spit it out, at least they tried it.
  • Hide Them:  Check out The Sneaky Chef and Deceptively Delicious cookbooks for ideas.  Even though you can sneak it in, make sure to still include a side of vegetables at mealtime.
  • Have your child help choose and prepare meals. 
  • Be Consistent and Patient:  Don’t give up after a day, a week, a month or even a year (it took 18 months to get my daughter to regularly accept fruits and vegetables after her toddler hiatus). Keep serving a variety of fruits and vegetables with most meals and snacks and eventually your child will eat them. Most children need to be introduced to a new food 10-20 times before they can acquire a taste for it.

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