{"id":23155,"date":"2013-01-20T08:08:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T13:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/?p=23155"},"modified":"2013-01-20T08:08:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-20T13:08:15","slug":"5-simple-ways-to-involve-kids-in-meal-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/5-simple-ways-to-involve-kids-in-meal-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Simple Ways to Involve Kids in Meal Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m writing at Together Counts<sup>TM<\/sup> this week, sharing my ideas for <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.togethercounts.com\/5-simple-ways-to-involve-kids-in-meal-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\">getting kids involved with meal planning<\/a>. My kids usually make healthier food choices if they are involved in the planning. Do yours?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23156\" alt=\"5 simple ways to meal plan with kids\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2013\/01\/13-e1358687217404.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2013\/01\/13-e1358687217404.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2013\/01\/13-e1358687217404-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Kids love to feel valued and important, and getting them involved with meal planning and shopping is a great way to teach good habits as well as give them part ownership of mealtime.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can read the rest of my article on the<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.togethercounts.com\/5-simple-ways-to-involve-kids-in-meal-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Together Counts<sup>TM<\/sup> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m writing at Together CountsTM this week, sharing my ideas for getting kids involved with meal planning. 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