Dietician advises parents to involve children in nutrition decisions

With school a week away, SEARHC nutrition services manager Tara Farley has healthy advice for parents who are starting to think about packing and preparing snacks and lunches for their children.

But, she adds, “You are never going to hear me say don’t eat this and don’t eat that.” Rather, she talks of picking the best foods, moderation, cutting back on sugars and refined carbohydrates — and getting kids involved in making decisions about what to eat.

“Involve kids in packing their own lunches,” Farley suggests.

For example, parents and their children can make their own trail mix as a snack, wi...