#Nutrition

Jul 1, 2020
1 min

12 Simple Ways to Involve Your Little Ones in the Kitchen

Think back to our younger days when we shelled peas with grandma or watched rice being cleaned. Think of all the little memories and lessons we learnt around them. Often we take this informal but valuable education for granted. In our urban setting, children think that vegetables come from a shop or rice comes in bags. How can we change this? Try these simple and practical tips. It is important for children to understand where we get our food from and how we prep it, so they

Jul 1, 2020
1 min

Healthy Birthday Cake Recipe for your little one’s celebration.

For birthdays, the teachers and students of InBloom get together and bake a special cake for our birthday girl or boy. We use nutritious and wholesome ingredients, and our children love it! You can try this recipe too.. Eating healthy is a choice we try to make everyday for our toddlers as each meal counts in their overall development. Even on days of celebration at InBloom, we prepare foods made with wholesome and natural ingredients. We try to use healthier ingredients suc

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Is your child a fussy eater? Try these simple practices to help them fall in love with food

Your child seems to refuse the apple and grapes, or prefers to eat banana all the time, or turns away from green veggies, each child has his/ her own preference. But here are a few tips to make sure your child’s diet is rich, varied and full of nutrients. At InBloom, meal times are a celebration. Teachers honor the importance of mealtime every day not only for the sake of the children, but for their own. It is during this time that teachers are fully able to wrap their nurtur

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

How toddlers and preschoolers can discover new concepts by helping in the kitchen?

From a young age, Waldorf schools try to inculcate a reverence and joy for the daily activities of life which include cooking. A simple act of slicing an apple together or shelling peas goes a long way in raising strong, respectful and independent children. At InBloom, meal times are a celebration. Teachers honor the importance of mealtime every day not only for the sake of the children, but for their own. It is during this time that teachers are fully able to wrap their nurt

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Mealtimes at Inbloom : the Waldorf way to Nutrition

Mealtimes are a celebration at Waldorf schools across the world. Food is an integral part of our daily lives, and we inculcate reverence for it right from the toddler years. Find out how our practices can be easily adapted into your homes. From growing food to cooking to eating mindfully together, we lay the foundation for a lifelong love and respect for food. We understand that food nourishes not just the physical but affects our mental and spiritual well-being. As a Waldorf

May 29, 2020
2 min

Planning the right nutrition for growing children.

Is your child getting the right amount of nutrients? Should we skip oil and butter completely? Should we try to buy kale to make a nutrient-dense smoothie? Take a step back and try a simple approach to food and nutrition: healthy, wholesome and local. Nobody consumes nutrients. We consume food and different foods offer different amounts and types of nutrition. Take the time to understand which foods offer proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. Food isn't just f

May 29, 2020
2 min

Common mistakes we make when it comes to our children’s Nutrition

Many of us are guilty of over-eating a pack of biscuits or skipping a meal or two, but when it comes to our child’s nutrition, we must be careful of meeting their nutritional needs and inculcate healthy habits. But do we even recognize the little errors that slip by us? With new virus outbreaks and diseases becoming more common with our younger generation, we need to take a harder look at the way we approach food. In our urban setting, food and eating habits have become compl

May 29, 2020
2 min

Helping little ones eat Better and Healthier - Simple practices for mealtimes with toddlers

Focusing on how we eat is just as important as what we eat. Simple and small, but consistent practices forge deep habits that children carry with them into adulthood. The practices we followed as children of gathering around the table to eat, still holds true today. But demanding schedules and beeping gadgets form greater obstacles in the simple act of dining that we took for granted as children. At InBloom, mealtimes are a time of simple yet great joy; a time for us to focus

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