Encourage children to enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables by thinking outside the square.
By being a little creative when preparing foods, you will be surprised how easy it is to encourage your children to enjoy fruits and vegetables.
Try these creative vegetable tips:
- Make a delicious fruit smoothie with fresh fruit, some milk and yoghurt
- Prepare a fresh fruit platter for breakfast, a snack or for dessert
- Freeze fresh fruit by itself or mixed with yoghurt for a refreshing snack
- Dice fresh fruit and keep in a container in the fridge for a quick convenient snack - works great with fresh melon!
- Thread fresh fruit onto skewers and serve with yoghurt for a delicious and colourful snack.
Or these creative vegetable tips:
- Serve chopped fresh vegetables with salsa or low-fat dip for a healthy snack
- Start a vegetable garden – a great activity and the whole family can enjoy fresh vegetables straight from the garden
- Grate vegetables into pasta sauces or homemade hamburger patties
- Add vegetables such as carrot and zucchini to muffins and cakes
- Thread vegetable pieces onto skewers with lean meat, chicken or tofu and grill or BBQ.
