Have you seen the change?
Healthy KidsIt only is logical, don't you think?
We don't eat off of a pyramid.
We eat off of a plate!
How do the meals you serve your family stack up?
I LOVE the visual of fruits and veggies taking up half of the plate.
Fruit & Veggies give our bodies vital nutrients, too many children (and adults) don't eat enough.
At our house, we have raw and cooked veggies at lunch and dinner.
I let my kids dip :)
I make it a point to do this within 24 hours of returning from the grocery store.
Fruit is served at breakfast, for snacks and depending on what is in season, lunch and dinner.
I rarely serve canned fruit. I think it has far too much sugar.
We have a bowl of apples, bananas & oranges (in the winter), always sitting on the table.
The kids know they can eat something from the fruit basket any time.
Grapes, strawberries, melon's and other seasonal fruits are washed, cut and in the FRONT of the refrigerator.
.Easy access.
How do you get your family to eat more fruits & veggies?
2 comments:
I love that picture!
I do pretty much the same as you do...keep washed and cut fruit and veggies in the fridge and a bowl (or 2) on the counter. I serve fruit and raw veggies at every lunch, and snacks as well. We usually eat cooked veggies at supper, unless it is a salad. We make a lot of fruit smoothies with bananas and frozen blueberries and strawberries. I use organic vanilla yogurt, a 1/2 cup of dry powdered milk and orange juice in the smoothie.
Hey, once in awhile I pop in to check how things are going! We have a new snacking strategy this summer. One drawer in the fridge is stocked with healthy snacks. Fruit, veggies, hummus, dill dip made with greek yogurt...the rule is that they can eat from there any time, they don't have to ask. It's been a miracle. The girls are thinking about what they are eating (healthy) and no more snacks that don't do anything for them. I love it! (and really want a bigger fridge)
Good luck in the last few weeks of your pregnancy!
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