Plant-Strong Kids Week 8

My kids loved the shopping challenge and the word finds/puzzles! What a great series, thanks!

My kids love that I’m finally making them yummy lunches!

Getting kids recognizing all of the work that goes into making dinner from shopping to eating.

Well…to tell the truth, I have been doing this challenge with my husband (57). He’s supported me very well over the last 3+ years I’ve been plant-strong. However, he was more of a flexitarian, eating food that weren’t quite so healthy at times. We have had a ball reading the pages together on Sundays and working on the goals all week. He’s feeling better and not having too much trouble sticking with it. Thanks for letting the old kids join in.

My kids enjoyed the scavenger hunts each week at Whole Foods and learned a lot of new grains and tried them as well. My oldest son loved the word search and it has turned him into a healthier eater. For some reason he wouldn’t listen to me but he listened to the lessons in the packet each week! LOL

My oldest (14 month old) loved coloring the pictures and eating all of the yummy food…She even tried to feed some of it to her baby (4 month old) sister. We enjoyed doing it as a family…Each week we made a point to try the new recipes and buy new fruits or vegetables at the grocery store. We tried rapini for the first time, and I think our daughter was the one who liked it the most.

I love that now my son will give the whys for not eating sugar and why he wants to eat healthy. He also says, and he’s only in first grade!, that he’s going to help all his friends eat healthier, too, so they can grow big and strong like Rip He loves our local farmer’s market and goes every week to pick up our CSA basket of veggies. He can’t wait to see what’s in the basket for the week. Kholrabi chips? Sure!

Michelle learned that eating healthy isn’t a punishment. She loved the food.

love the shopping challenge xoxoooox

Naturally the coloring was a big hit, but I enjoyed logging the foods we ate each day as part of the whole food challenge.

This is such a great idea! My almost 3 year old started preschool last week and part of their focus is healthy eating and sleeping. Some of their focus points are on dairy and animal products, so these fun activities gave me the support I needed to stick to a mostly vegan diet. I am sticking to my guns.

My daughter most enjoyed the muffin tin activity. She was more adventurous than I thought and I was challenged to be more creative in terms of non- food rewards.

We loved the recipes such as the Mac n chz. I think my kids were more open since it was “just for kids!