Yes, we really need to start with children and, preferably, as early as possible. We should start food education when they are preschoolers, familiarizing them with foods and getting them involved in food preparation, with a focus on the joy that goes along with that. We should be careful not to emphasize the dichotomy between good and bad foods. That is key.
We need to keep up that kind of education as children get older, from preschool through elementary school and then into high school, so that they build food skills throughout their development. Clearly, educating children is key in order to have the biggest impact we can on the younger generation. That said, parents obviously have a role to play in that education. And ideally, there would be a continuity between what is being taught in child care facilities, whether it be at school or at day care, and what is being taught at home, because parents are crucial in terms of leading by example. They pass their eating habits and attitudes towards food on to their children. The approach really needs to be holistic. We need to work with children, yes, but we also need to work with the adults in their lives, and that includes parents.