Tips: Kids

Make eating fruits and vegetables fun for kids! Decorate dishes with fruit and vegetable garnishes.
Eating fruit can be fun for kids. Top off a bowl of cereal with a smiling face featuring sliced bananas for eyes, raisins for a nose, and an orange slice for a mouth.
Let’s draw a picture. You can use broccoli florets for trees, carrots, and celery for flowers, cauliflower for clouds, and a yellow squash for a sun. When you’re all done, you can eat your masterpiece and get your recommended vegetable servings!
Reward children with fruits, like flavored AppleSweets®, instead of candy.
Make frozen fruit kabobs for kids using pineapple chunks, bananas, grapes, and berries.
Go shopping with your children and let them pick out a new fruit and vegetable to try.
Kids love cheese and crackers! The next time you serve these up as a snack, include fresh pear slices for a nutrient boost.
For those super picky eaters, try serving fruit at the beginning of a meal and separate from other foods (much like an appetizer at a restaurant).

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