FAQ - What Can Neat Solutions Do For Your Child?

Studies show that getting your children on the right path early in their life has many benefits and will shape their habits later in life, especially when it comes to making healthy choices.

Here are some GREAT ways to encourage good eating habits with your children! (click on the highlighted words for more info.)

Get them involved in meal preparation.
Let them plant or pick garden veggies.
Have them help plan the menu for lunch or dinner.
Take nutrition related "field trips" to the grocery store.
Read books or color pictures that emphasize healthful foods.
Focus on healthy snacks.

Here are some quick facts about food preferences in young children:

Impacted through repeated exposure.

It takes a minimum of 8-20 times of trying a new food to increase the preference for it.

Starting new foods is more effective with younger than older children.

Children are predisposed to like…

Sweet tastes.
Dislike sour and bitter tastes.
Reject new foods.
Learn associations between foods and post-ingestive consequences.

Preference for vegetables increases with age.

Parental influences have a long term effect on a person’s dietary practice.

Neat Solutions has everything you need to get your child on the path to living a happy and healthy life! From books that emphasize fruits and vegetables to cookbooks and games to teach through interaction, your child will be educated and aware without even realizing it! Please feel free to browse around, and thanks for choosing Neat Solutions for Healthy Children!

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