• Reducing packaged and processed food
• Eating fresh, local, organic food full of prana
• Incorporating augmenting and extractive foods
• Allowing one meal to digest before consuming more food
• Practicing mindful eating
• Proper food combining

You can also listen to the podcast episode for more details on getting kids to eat Ayurvedically.

Start With Yourself

We can’t expect our children to do something we aren’t willing to do ourselves. If you are snacking between meals, they will see that as normal. By examining and making shifts to your own eating you are automatically setting an example for the rest of your family.

Start Small

What is one small change they would barely notice? Could you swap breakfast cereal for granola? And then maybe transition to overnight oats? Could you distract them during a time they ask for a snack but you know they’re not really hungry?

Simplify Ingredients

I keep all of our ingredients simple and separate. The kids can skip something on their plate. Mine are also more likely to eat plain ingredients they recognize rather than a stew or soup. My husband usually tops his healthy plate with hot sauce, sour cream or jarred jalapenos. It’s not Ayurvedic, but at least his base is healthy!

Make it Fun

Stir pureed pumpkin into oatmeal and call it jack o’ lantern porridge. Let little ones make a face with blueberries. Most importantly, try to keep a positive attitude around meals.

Get Them Involved

Take kids with you to the grocery store or farmers market (it’s tough, I know!). Set boundaries before you go in, avoid the junk food aisles and let them pick out a new fruit or veggie to try.

Try Montessori

Check out the amazing Montessori resources on getting kids involved in the kitchen. My kids like to measure, wash veggies in a colander, push the buttons on the blender, stir ingredients, and chop anything they can.

Cut Yourself Some Slack

The Ayurvedic texts teach that guilt and shame are worse than any food we could eat when it comes to our health and well being. I try to follow the 80/20 rule for me and my kids- 80 percent of our food as fresh, organic and full of prana and the other 20 percent I don’t worry about.

How do you get your kids to eat Ayurvedically?

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