Tips for Getting Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies

Give your kids a healthy future by making sure they eat lots of fruits and veggies. There's more to life than brown nuggets and yellow French fries. Open up a whole new world of colorful fruits and veggies for your kids to explore. Try these tips to get your kids into the habit of eating more fruits and veggies:

  • Kids like snacks. When they come home hungry, have fruits and veggies ready to eat. Put a bowl of washed fresh fruit on the table where it can be seen. Move the carrot sticks to the FRONT of the fridge.
  • Let your kids be "produce pickers." Help them pick fruits and veggies at the store. Kids are more likely to eat foods they pick out.
  • They learn from watching you. Eat fruits and veggies and your kids will too. Eat together and let your children see you enjoying fruits and vegetables.
  • Make it fun! Make fruit kabobs on a plastic straw. Wrap up fruits and veggies in a whole wheat tortilla and slice it into pin wheels. Name a fruit or vegetable dish after your child and make a big deal out of serving "Max's Green Bean Surprise" or "Rosa's Cauliflower Stir-Fry."

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