Chef Lily’s Tip: Lime It Up!
Watch Chef Lily’s video with your little one.
Together, watch Chef Lily’s video. Afterward, you might:
- Explain that Lily didn’t always want to try new tastes (such as sour lime!), but when a new taste is added to something she already likes, such as tomatoes, she’s surprised by how much she likes it!
- Talk about the different tastes: sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and umami (the protein-y taste of meat, eggs, milk, and beans like soybeans). Help children think of a few examples of each.
When you’re out shopping with your little one, you might buy a lime (or lemon) and try Lily’s tip yourselves (on cucumber slices, lettuce, tomato, or any other vegetable). First, invite children to smell the outside of the fruit. They can watch as you cut it apart, then touch their finger to the pulp and have a tiny taste.
Chef Lily’s Tip: Roasting a Rainbow
A video about eating colorful roasted vegetables.
To Like or Not to Like
Like most children, Cookie Monster’s niece is a little… choosy. Check out his strategy for helping her try a new food!
Choosy Eating
Children can help Cookie Monster try healthy foods.
Food Insecurity
Health and well-being are rights for all children, but food insecurity affects many families.
Toddler Tips: Choosy Eaters
Growing Healthy Bodies and Minds with Sesame Street
In this webinar, Sesame Workshop’s Kama Einhorn, Director of Content Design, and Dr. Jennifer Shu, Medical Editor of HealthyChildren.org discuss the importance of healthy habits for young children and families.
A Conversation on Healthy Habits
In this webinar, Sesame Workshop’s Kama Einhorn, Director of Content Design, and Dr. Glenn Flores, Chair of Pediatrics and Senior Associate Dean of Child Health at the University of Miami, discuss the importance of healthy habits for young children and families.
