Making Fruits and Veggies Fun to Eat
from Debra Amos
Do you struggle getting kids to eat fruit and veggies?
Here’s 3 Tips
- PERSEVERE
Children need to be offered a new fruit or vegetable several times before they will try it. New foods need to be offered 10-15 times before kids stop recognizing it as 'new'. So keep introducing those fruits and vegetables.
- NAME IT
Come up with fun names for fruits and vegetables, “mellow yellow corn”, Brussels sprouts call “Hero Buttons” "X-Ray Vision Carrots," "Power Punch Broccoli," "Tiny Tasty Tree Tops" and "Silly Dilly Green Beans"
- DIP IT
Kids love to dip foods. Offering a variety of dips is a great way to get kids to eat fruits and vegetables.
VEGGIE DIPPERS FRUIT DIPPERS
Carrot Sticks Apple Wedges
Bell Pepper Strips Bananas
Cauliflower florets Melon Slices
Celery Sticks Grapes
Cherry Tomatoes Pear Wedges
Broccoli florets Orange segments
Jiccama Sticks Pineapple slices
Cucumber rounds Strawberries
Zucchini strips
Yellow Squash
Radishes
Fun Dipping ideas:
Mexi Ranch Dip: Salsa and Ranch Dressing
Robust Ranch Dip: Ranch Dressing and Cottage Cheese
Fruit Dip: Marshmallow Cream and Strawberry Yogurt
Vanilla Pudding Dip: Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix and Non Fat Milk
Persevere! Name It! and Dip It!
Do your best to make fruit & veggies fun to eat.
Good luck!