Both of my daughters ask a lot of questions about nutrition. They come by it fair and square. I’m the kind of grocery shopper who reads the ingredient list of almost everything I put in my cart. If I pick up and item and toss it in without reading the label, it’s probably because I’ve read it before.
Talk about healthy foods occurs pretty regularly in our home. I’m often surprised at the interest my girls show. Having open dialog on the subject from an early age really has an impact!
The lessons are divided into three categories:
- Food & Drink
- Health & Wellness
- Healthy Lifestyles
In the Food & Drink section, children learn why we eat food, what kinds of food are healthy, types of food to avoid, and how to begin growing a garden. Hands-on activities introduce kids to working in the kitchen, meal planning, and a great selection of fun (and healthy) recipes. These recipes are perfect for my almost six year old! She loves helping in the kitchen and is particularly interested in learning about being healthy these days! I love that Vintage Remedies for Kids gives me the opportunity to give her the cooking fun she craves while teaching her to create healthy meals from such an early age!
The Health & Wellness section teaches children that being healthy involves more than just the food we put in our mouths. Children learn about cleanliness, bacteria, natural solutions to common illnesses.
In the Healthy Lifestyles portion of the book, children are taught to be responsible for their impact on our world.
The 18 lessons in Vintage Remedies for Kids are perfect for preschool and early elementary ages. There is enough information to satisfy children who enjoy being read to, like my older daughter. At the same time, the hands-on activities are perfect for those busy little ones like my younger daughter. The lessons are easily adaptable. The “Read to Me” sections could be read directly to the child, or they could be discussed during the activities. Another huge plus is that you can use this with multiple ages at once. This book is perfect as a health curriculum for homeschoolers, but it is equally well suited for the non-homeschooling parent who wants to teach their child about good health.
Vintage Remedies for Kids is available for purchase for $25 here. The 201 page, spiral-bound book is 5.5″ x 8.5″ in size. This is just one of the many resources Vintage Remedies has to offer. Their other titles include Vintage Remedies for Guys, Vintage Remedies for Girls, Vintage Remedies for Tweens, The Kitchen Herbal, The Vintage Remedies Guide to Real Food, and The Vintage Remedies Guide to Bread.
The Kitchen Herbal, which explores the use and benefits of 18 traditional culinary herbs, is a tremendous resource for any home! I highly recommend it to you!
My fellow TOS Homeschool Crew members reviewed this as well as other Vintage Remedies books. Visit the TOS Homeschool Crew Blog to read more!
Disclosure: I received Vintage Remedies for Kids free of charge for the purpose of this review. As a special thank you gift, Vintage Remedies also sent me a copy of their book, The Kitchen Herbal. No other compensation was received, and the opinions expressed are my own.
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Thanks! This looks like a good book. Health is a big thing to me and I want it to be for the kids. I know that it is the younger ages where the habits form for the rest of their life, not to mention, they are growing their bodies.