Fresh Choice - Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park

Fresh Choice (in both Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park) is a great place to take a picky preschoolers. There are a wide variety of healthy (and some not so healthy) foods to choose from and if they don’t clean their plate, that’s OK, they can go back and get more of what they like best. – all for only $1.95! It’s also great if you want to expose him/her to different types of foods without having to make it at home just to find out that it is not going to be a favorite.

Preschoolers are given a divided tray rather than a plate, which is nice since a lot of kids hate their food to mix. No fruits in the pasta! Encourage your preschooler to choose some healthy options to include on their tray such as salads and vegetables as well as some of those favorites like spaghetti, mac and cheese or pizza. (Exposing them to other foods, whether they eat it or not, is a great thing. Check out this Preschooler Nutrition article.)

Benefits to Preschoolers

The biggest benefit to preschoolers is exposure to a variety of foods, favorites as well as some not so favorite, all for an extremely good price. If you tried to make all this at home, you would definitely be spending a lot of time and much more money. You can encourage (OK, bribe!) them with the dessert bar and probably get them to try several bites of food you would normally never see pass their lips in hopes of getting some ice cream for dessert.

Disadvantages to Preschoolers

A disadvantage is actually part of the advantages! Knowing that there are favorite preschooler foods like mac and cheese and pizza, your preschooler may try to hold out for the good stuff. You can make a deal that he/she needs to eat some veggies before they get to choose some of those not so healthy choices.

Details

Fresh Choice – Santa Rosa
1018 Santa Rosa Plaza (Downtown Mall)
707-525-0912
Monday-Saturday 11am-9pm
Sunday 11am-8pm

Fresh Choice – Rohnert Park
5080 Redwood Drive
707-585-1007
Monday-Sunday 11am-9pm