FIRST ON FOX: A private chef for a well-known Hollywood family is revealing savvy ways to incorporate healthy foods into everyday meals — especially for kids at young ages who are just developing a curiosity about food and need smart guidance. Chef Khristianne Uy, better known as Chef K, is a private chef for the Kardashian family in Southern California as well as other celebrity families.
That's my responsibility,' she said, emphasizing the healthy aspect of what she prepares. Getting children to eat healthy foods can be a struggle, Uy acknowledged, but she said incorporating fresh veggies and fruits into the process can ease a resistance to new foods. 'With all my clients’ kids, I do a salad bar, and they can build their own taco bar or pizza bar,' she said. 'They're more curious' about the food, she said — and they really 'have fun' with it.
This type of hands-on engagement can build excitement for kids around eating certain foods, she said. Here's more of Fox News Digital's original interview with Chef K. Q: Everyone wants to eat better and healthier in a busy world. What are your best tips overall to do that? Chef K: Healthier eating is so much easier today. And when we tap into a nostalgic part of our brain, it's comforting, too. My job, as a chef, is to first get curious about what a family wants.
Especially with children, this process gets them curious about food. They'll say, 'Oh, Chef K, what's that?' or 'Chef K, let's have that again.' 'Then it's in their memory bank. And that becomes part of a new tradition, which is so important.' I want to build trust with them , and then we can have that again. Then it's in their memory bank. And that becomes part of a new tradition, which is so important.