It's tomato season in Louisiana. Translation: Tomato sandwich season!
Two slices of white lightly toasted, thick slabs of juicy red goodness, Blue Plate mayo, a sprinkle of salt. Summer HEAVEN. Does your tot take to tomatoes? Does she beam at the sight of green beans? Does eggplant eggcite him? I thought not.
Board books can help.
In their 2014 article Let's look at Leeks! Picture Books Increase Toddlers' Willingness to Look At, Taste and Consume Unfamiliar Vegetables, UK researchers Philippa Heath, Carmel Houston-Price and Orla B. Kennedy conclude that reading books about veggies to a two-year-old can increase his interest in the nutritious fare. Study participants were more apt to eye, try and eat more of a vegetable that they'd read about with their moms, given the vegetable was new to them.
Board books can help.
In their 2014 article Let's look at Leeks! Picture Books Increase Toddlers' Willingness to Look At, Taste and Consume Unfamiliar Vegetables, UK researchers Philippa Heath, Carmel Houston-Price and Orla B. Kennedy conclude that reading books about veggies to a two-year-old can increase his interest in the nutritious fare. Study participants were more apt to eye, try and eat more of a vegetable that they'd read about with their moms, given the vegetable was new to them.
The children in the study were 19 to 26 months of age, which is important because strictly speaking study results relate only to same-aged kiddos. Moms were asked to read select picture books daily for 14 days. Actual book exposure varied from child to child. Findings suggest that books with realistic pictures or photographs produce the strongest effects.
Fresh board picks:
Fresh board picks:
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| Vegetables (2008) by Sara Anderson |
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| Eating the Alphabet (1996) by Lois Ehlert |
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| Rah, Rah, Radishes A Vegetable Chant (July 15, 2014) by April Pulley Sayre |
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| My First Colors: Let's Learn Them All! (2010) by DK |
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| LMNO Peas (2014) by Keith Baker |
Now for that tomato sandwich. Should I add a slice of cheese?
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