The age old problem that will not go away...how do we get our kids to eat more fruits and vegetables?
Here are some of my favorite ideas and recipes:
Good Luck!
Here are some of my favorite ideas and recipes:
- CUT the fruits and vegetables and leave them on the counter all afternoon. They will disappear much more quickly if you cut and peal them for your kids. I know it is a pain, but it works. I also like to put out a bowl of washed grapes or a bowl of clementines.
- Make sure fruits and vegetables are stored at eye level in the refrigerator and try not to have too many other options around them.
- Offer cut vegetables right before dinner - this seems to be the time when kids come looking for munchies so if veggies are cut and ready, kids will eat more.
- Serve a simple vegetable soup as your first course!
- Serve fruit for dessert every night. This becomes a habit. When dinner is over, we have fruit which is our dessert M-Th.
- Smoothies are a great snack and easy for kids to make themselves.
- Try cut fruit dipped in non-fat vanilla yogurt (apples, bananas and strawberries are particularly good)
- Frozen fruit (add vegetables if you feel adventurous)
- Nonfat plain (or vanilla) yogurt
- Put in a blender - add nonfat milk for desired thickness
- Cut butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, sweet potato, broccoli, potato (anything really..)
- Spray lightly with olive oil spray and sprinkle with salt
- Roast in oven on 450 degrees (until veggies are soft - potato and squash take longer than cauliflower and broccoli..)
- Let cool.
- Put in a bowl with some chicken or vegetable broth and using a handheld blender, or a regular blender, blend to desired thickness - adding broth as needed
- Cut strawberries and bananas
- Dip them in non-fat vanilla yogurt
- Dip again in krsipy rice cereal (or graham crackers for an extra special treat!)
- Use non-fat plain greek yogurt
- Add packet of *ranch dip packet
- Mix and let sit for 30 - 60 mins
- Then dip favorite vegetables!
Good Luck!
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