On this episode, Registered Dietitian Dani Lebovitz talks to us about the importance of developing food literacy in children, her approach to creating food explorers, and take home tips for parents. As a bonus, Dani is offering a giveaway to our listeners. Listen through to the end of the episode to learn more about how you can enter to win!
Dani is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, author, and experience-based educator dedicated to growing adventurous eaters through her whole food guide book series that tells the story of food from farm to fork while encouraging STEAM activities for food exploration. She's the author of Where Do Bananas Come From?: A Book of Fruits, and Where Does Broccoli Come From?: A Book of Vegetables. Dani holds a Master's Degree in Health Communications, as well as a Certification in Diabetes Education and Sports Nutrition.
"I think that some of the limitations is how people talk about food. So we'd like to classify things as being good or bad, where we celebrate fruits and vegetables and whole foods, and we vilify our goodies, and our chips and cookies... which makes these conversations about food really confusing for our children."
On this episode you will learn about:
How developing food literacy in children can positively affect health outcomes in adulthood, such as diabetes
Why children’s nutrition education can be challenging for parents
What makes a food explorer
How Dani approaches children’s nutrition through STEAM-based learning
Common misconceptions about how to engage with children about food
How a child can engage their five senses to learn more about new foods
Dani’s placemats and children’s books
Take-home tips for parents seeking to develop Food Explorers!
Keynotes:
[2:01] Dani discusses her journey to nutrition, specifically children’s nutrition
[5:13] Highlighting how children’s nutrition education will enable positive health outcomes in adulthood
[8:40] The current challenges to children’s nutrition education
[14:28] Food Explorers and Dani’s STEAM-based approach to children’s nutrition education
[20:07] Common mistakes parents make when engaging with children about food
[23:00] Dani explains how to engage your five senses to learn more about new foods
[26:14] More about Dani’s placemats and children’s books
[29:10] Take-home tips for parents seeking to develop Food Explorers!
Connect with Dani!
Website Experience Delicious http://experiencedeliciousnow.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kid.food.explorers/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kid.food.explorers/
Dani’s Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/growingadventurouseaters
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielle-dani-lebovitz-ms-rdn-cssd-cde-383b333/
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