Fundamentals: Why Teaching Kids That Food is ‘Healthy’ Can Backfire
And why we need to move beyond food binaries
‘Through adult modelling and guidance, they will learn how to look after their bodies, including healthy eating.’
If you’ve ever wondered why your preschooler came home asking whether or not such-and-such food was ‘healthy’, this might be why. This is the mandate from the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage - a diktat that oversees e…