Fish Stories at the Supermarket

Kids are like human sponges soaking up fun nutrition tips at the supermarket. Really. Jake learned that tilapia is a vegetarian fish that loves to eat algae. Jackie was interested in how wild salmon is caught in the waters off Alaska, flash frozen and transported to her home town. Their younger brother, Rocco, was most interested in watching the live lobsters in a tank at the other end of the seafood department. Fish is a powerful protein food that can add quality to kids’ meals and snacks and it’s not hard to cook as many moms and dads may think. My favorite teaching point for the entire family is to explain how to cook fish directly from frozen. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Association, in fact, has a cool website feature where they offer simple video instruction on cooking fish from frozen – grilling, sautéing, baking, broiling, roasting, steaming. Kids can get involved in family meal prep with fish, too. Whether they catch it themselves or choose it from their neighborhood supermarket, kids will have a good time making up their personal fish stories!

There are fun nutrition facts and tips for kids to soak up in every single aisle of the supermarket. Savvy Kids at the Supermarket are one-of-a-kind learning kits and party planners that will excite and ignite kids to choose fun and nutritious foods because they taste great, are easy on the wallet and bring the family together around the meal table.

Cindy Silver, a registered dietitian in North Carolina, created the Savvy Kids at the Supermarket learning products to help parents build a healthier home kitchen with nutritious and easy choices available every day. Her website is www.marketbasketnutrition.com.