I Know Growing Up As A Young

In My Family, We Let Our Boys Have A Say In What Veggie Side They Want For Dinner That Night. We List Off A Handful Of Options And Get Them Excited About Helping To Plan The Dinner Menu. They're Much More Inclined To Finish Their Plates When They've Helped Decide What Goes On Them.

When I'm Home, The Heart And Soul Of Our Family Is In The Kitchen. Growing Up, My Parents Both Worked, So Dinnertime Was For Family - The Tv Was Off. I Think It's Important To Grab That Time And Really Make It Special, Even After A Tough Day.

We Incorporated New Tastes And Flavors Into Our Kids' Diets From A Very Early Age, Which Helped To Develop Their Palates And Prevented Them From Becoming Picky Eaters. We Don't Buy Junk Food And Give Them Options Of Fresh Fruit, Yogurt, Raw Almonds, Or Dried Whole Grain Cereals For Snack Time.

I Think People Are More Savvy About Cooking, Food And Dining. I Notice They Are Looking For More Value For Their Money - Not In Larger Portions But More In Terms Of Healthier, Fresh, Farm-to-table Dishes With A Nice Presentation.

I Wanted So Badly To Be Straight Like My Friends. But I Couldn't Change It Any More Than I Could Change Having Brown Eyes. And I Knew I Would Never Fit Into What Kids Thought Was Normal.