Most parents agree that children should eat healthy food. But how can they(鼓励)their kids to eat healthily? Our research suggests it should begin by getting parents to do the same.
We often see parents choose healthy food like(牛奶）and eggs for their kids. As for themselves, they would prepare something unhealthy. Why? They are not（确定）whether their kids would like to eat the healthy food. So, their own dishes can be a(第二;另一)choice for their children. If kids eat from their parents' dishes, both of them may have unhealthy diets.
Luckily, we found a简单）way: asking parents to think of their meals as their own, rather than as a choice for their children.
To do the research, we worked with a school. The school(计划）to help children eat more healthily. It provided a free(晚餐）for 100 families. We noticed all the parents(仔细地)chose a healthy meal for their children. Then be-fore choosing for themselves, we asked(一半)of them to think of their meal as "for you and only you!" The others were not asked to do that.
The(结果）?Many more parents from the first group chose healthy food for themselves!
