The first food is words — and every shared story nourishes a growing mind. When we think about nutrition, we picture food. But for Georgia’s youngest children, nourishment is more than what’s on the plate. In the first five years of life, a child’s brain is growing rapidly. Meals matter. Safety matters. Stability matters. And so do words. Before a child reads independently, they are listening. Before they write sentences, they are building vocabulary through conversation. Lan