The viral refrigerator of this mother could convince your children to eat more vegetables
Say goodbye to blur and hello self-service.
SARAH HORNUNG, 32, Buffalo, New York, is a school administrator and creator ofThe teacher impatient, a website where she gives advice on the bestparent and educator in the hectic world that we live.
Like a mother of two young boys and an oldteacher She himself knows the challenge too much to make your children to eat healthy while balancing a busy schedule.
"Children are the most likely to eat healthy food when they are hungry, so I always found myself wash and cutfruits and vegetables Every night before dinner, "said HornungBetter life. "They would have afusion In the meantime, then I would eventually give them something treated because it was fast and ready to eat. "
That all changed when she saw something online on the creation of a "Pack your own lunch" in the pantry forkids and decided to create a similar resort of Selver Service of healthy snacks for his sonsinsidethe fridge.
Every Sunday, after finishing grocery store, she tells all fruits and vegetables, puts them in containers and stacked in the refrigerator door, creating a healthy food buffet, her sons can nibble throughout the week.
She shared her simple but bright hacking onThe Facebook page of the profession wishingOn September 15th, and this has become immediately viral, accumulating more than 78,000 tastes and 111,000 shares in just over a week.
Most people loved the idea, especially ceding increasing concerns about the rise of childhoodObesity in the United States But Hornung also received some detractors saying that his children could end up eating too much.
"Like adults, children have preferences and they need options," said Hornung, in response to criticism. "I think in the teaching of children how to listen to their bodies and not just eat because it's a meal or wait because it's not the case."
In addition to adding some nutrition to theirdietShe believes that tactics helps build important behavioral skills and healthy attitude towards food. "Children want what is out of bound or restricted, which does not teach them about self-surveillance," she says. "It helps to promote theirindependence. "
Hornung said that his children like the approach of the snack and she says it's totally worked. And really, that's what matters. "I know many children and families where meals are the greatest fight because their children are difficult eaters or have sensory needs," she says. "My children have food allergies, who pose a unique challenge for us as a family. Everyone does everything possible."
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