Trying New Foods
Encourage kids to try new foods, with a little help from Elmo!
Watch the video together. At snacks, meals, and in-between times, you can sing lines from the song.
Children may not want to try new things the first time (or even the twentieth time!) but keep at it. It takes time. Encourage kids to try a small bite of new foods, and point out others’ choices (“Your older sister had to try okra thirteen times before she liked it, but look how much she likes it now!”).
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.
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.
Toddler Tips: Choosy Eaters
