Activity Idea

Create a re-usable shopping list “template.” Every family has a core list of foods they shop for on a regular basis. Let your kids help write the list of core items, and decorate the list with hand-drawn pictures or photos clipped from magazines. Make color copies of the list with blank space to write in your other weekly grocery items. Since fresh berries are available year-round, be sure to add them to your pre-printed list.

Explore the world

Introduce your kids to new foods and new flavors by looking around the globe for inspiration. Ethnic cuisine is popular, and many dishes from other countries, such as Mexican quesadillas, Chinese pot stickers and Italian lasagna, are already assimilated into our culture. The greater the variety of foods your kids are exposed to when they are young, during family meals, the less likely they are to be picky eaters. Explore the flavors and spices of cuisines from places like India, Morocco and Thailand by looking through cookbooks with your family, watching The Food Network or trying a new restaurant each month.

Activity Idea

Create theme dinners. Let your kids take turns choosing a new dish to try from a different country. You can even put a world map on the wall and use pins or stickers to mark the countries or regions. Pick a night when the whole family is together to have your theme dinner. For “Mexico Night,” decorate with the bright colors of sunny Mexico and serve Strawberry Margaritas (“Virgin” Margaritas for the kids, of course). For dessert, let the kids make easy Berry Nachos. Simply cut flour tortillas into triangles, sprinkle with sugar and bake, then top with sliced strawberries and scoops of vanilla and strawberry ice cream. Scoop up the berries and ice cream with the sweet, crispy tortilla chips.

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