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7 ways to get kids to eat veggies

April 1st, 2013

It’s a battle likely as old as humanity itself: getting kids to eat vegetables, of course!

While there’s no sure-fire way to ensure kids are getting their daily recommended servings, you can try a few tips to sneak in those greens. Here are a few tried and true ones:

There’s no one way to get your kids to eat more fruits and veggies, but here are ten tips straight from expert mothers:

1. Get them while they’re hungry: If they’re hungry, they’ll eat. Before dinner, serve an appetizer of colorful vegetables, such as carrots, cucumbers, and red bell peppers.

2. Institute the “no thank you bite” rule: Tell your child he has to take a bite before vetoing something on his plate.

veggie3. Make up cute names: For example, broccoli can be “little trees.”

4. Shop with your kids: Not only is this  bonding experience, it can be a great way to introduce new foods. Encourage them to look at the color and texture.

5. Cook with your kids: Again this can be both an bonding and educational experience.

6. Hide the veggies: You can artfully hide veggies in everything from quesadillas, to pasta.

7. Make fruits and vegetables the easy option: Stock a kid-accessible shelf in your fridge with little bags of cut fruit and vegetables, applesauce, and fruit cups.

What tips do you have to add?

By Stephen J. Bailey
Posted in Family Eating
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