My little man likes to help out in the kitchen. His favorite chore is helping to wash all the fresh veggies for the week’s salad. We wash all of the lettuce, carrots, celery, broccoli, radishes, peppers and whatever else we happen to have from the farm that week. He loves to grab the potato scrubber and get all that dirt off in a big pot of cold water. He’s been doing it since he was big enough to reach in to the sink with the help of a chair or step stool. I think it’s helped his nutrition to work so closely with the food that we eat. I highly encourage parents to have their kids help them wash and prepare fresh vegetables on a regular basis. When they are involved in the process, they are much more likely to eat their fruits and veggies.