Comments on: 5 ways to nourish brains AND bodies before New Year’s https://simplehomeschool.net/nourish/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jamilyn https://simplehomeschool.net/nourish/#comment-791150 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=61270#comment-791150 Great post Kari! I agree wholeheartedly that what we eat influences so many aspects of our lives. It’s such an important part of self-care for moms, and setting that good example has certainly influenced my children in positive ways. I think they’ve learned there can/should be a healthy balance in what we eat. I like your idea of incorporating more nutrition studies into homeschool life!

]]> By: Kari Patterson https://simplehomeschool.net/nourish/#comment-750140 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=61270#comment-750140 In reply to Michele.

Haha, you bet we do! I love this–I agree, it becomes FUN, and my hope is that they see the value and actually enjoy fueling their bodies nutritiously. Thanks for this encouragement, Michele! Happy holidays!

]]> By: Michele https://simplehomeschool.net/nourish/#comment-750134 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=61270#comment-750134 Kari I loved this article! I love working with my kids to hunt down foods they like AND are nutrient dense simple whole foods. It’s seriously like a treasure hunt. It’s so rewarding when they find a dish or ingredient that they like…or even better can cook! We’ve had success with breakfast items with my son (14). He’s had great success with the various ways to make eggs and brown meat, chop & saute veggies for omlets etc. Next we are moving on to soups and meats (things he likes.) Our daughter (11) prefers to focus on desserts or side dishes. We have found that you can make some incredibly nutrient dense desserts using ingredients like peanut or almond butter, sweet potatoes, almond flour, and pure maple syrup. My son and I have sensitive blood sugar, so it has been so rewarding to show them that you can make amazing desserts by swapping nutrient poor ingredients with nutrient dense – low glycemic ingredients. Because hey…everyone needs desserts right!?

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