This new article from U.S. News & World Report shares 5 Ways Parents Can Ensure Kids Eat Well:

"2020 brings with it an opportunity to assess what’s working in life and where improvements can be made. Parents are often interested in the best foods for their kids. Here are a few changes we'd suggest making:"

1. Feed Your Child More Plants

Eating more plants during childhood may promote heart health in adulthood, while reducing cardiovascular disease and promoting longevity and overall health, according to a 2018 study in Nutrition Reviews.

2. Model a Healthy

Relationship With Food

Instead of demonizing foods or labeling them as good or bad, help them focus on the enjoyment of eating, exploring new flavors and colors in foods and how food makes the body "go and grow."

3. Be Flexible in Supporting Eating Habits That Will Last a Lifetime

Children that are able to navigate all foods as adults and cook & feed themselves in ways that support their health and happiness is a sign of good parenting.

4. Focus on Wellness, Not Weight Focus on growing kids who appreciate and care for their own bodies, enjoy eating all kinds of foods, move freely with joy and value wellness over weight loss.

5. Nourish and Nurture

Feeding kids is much more than getting good food into their bodies. Parents also feed their minds and souls through everyday interactions around the kitchen table.

Remember, what a child eats now forms the basis of their health, now and down the road.

Works cited:

Castle, Jill. “5 Ways Parents Can Ensure Kids Eat Well in 2020 and Beyond.” U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News & World Report, 16 Jan. 2020, 6:00 pm, https://health.usnews.com/wellness/for-parents/articles/food-for-kids-heres-how-parents-can-ensure-children-eat-well