Would you like to create food and nutrition experiences that young children love and are fun to teach? You can. Try the simple formula I created more than 30 years ago. It’s as easy as ABC. Begin your “lesson” with A – assessment and anticipation, follow with B – building blocks for learning, and end with C – closing and commitment.

Over the years, we may use different tools to teach, but the principles of effective nutrition education are timeless. Let’s explore what those are. In this week’s post, I will share what I believe are the three most important concepts children need to be exposed to and the three overarching principles of teaching young children.

Who are you teaching? How does their current role affect their readiness to learn and what are the situations and problems of concern?

Andragogy is the art and science of helping adults learn. Helping adults learn is embedded in dietetics practice.

If you want to learn something, what do you do? Do you… Look it up online? Watch a YouTube video? Go to the library and check out a book?...