Fruits Vegetables

Getting your kids to eat veggies and new healthy foods may be all about the texture!…

A colorful diet adds more than just nutrient packed compounds; it provides an
abundance of flavor and visual appeal.  

Parents often struggle with getting their kids to eat vegetables and wonder if fruit is just as good?

Each color group of fruits and vegetables supplies a variety of health benefits while
providing visual appeal to your plate.  

Grocery shopping can be expensive, especially when it comes to produce. But serving
your family a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables is such an important part of making sure they have a healthy,

When it’s sunny outside is there any better way to enjoy the weather than to get out of
the house and under the trees for a picnic?

These three fun activities will help add color and essential nutrients to your family’s diet.
Creating a Color Chart
A color chart can be a great tool to use with children to evaluate and encourage a variety of different colored fruits and vegetables in their diet.

What you choose to eat is the most important step to overall health. Everyone can benefit from consuming a variety of fruits,

Studies have shown that children will mimic what their parents eat, so the key to change
is up to you.

When parents say their child doesn’t like fruits and vegetables, I try to imagine why.
After all,

Getting your kids interested in eating fruits and vegetables, let alone trying new ones,
may seem like an impossible feat.

You’ve heard it many times, “to get your kids to eat more healthy fruits and vegetables
you gotta keep carrot sticks in the fridge and fresh fruit on the counter”. 

Elisa Zied, MS, RD, author of Feed Your Family Right  reveals the fact
that many kids need to try some foods multiple times before they begin to enjoy eating them.