How to get kids to eat more fruit

Getting kids to eat more fruit can be a fun and creative process. Here are some effective strategies:

Lead by Example: Kids often mimic their parents' behaviors. Make sure to incorporate plenty of fruits into your own diet and let your enthusiasm for them show.
Make it Fun: Present fruits in creative and visually appealing ways. Create fruit kabobs, fruit smoothies, or arrange them in colorful patterns on a plate. Use cookie cutters to shape fruits into fun designs.
Involve Kids in Preparation: Let children participate in selecting fruits at the grocery store or farmer's market. Involving them in the preparation process, such as washing and cutting fruits, can increase their interest and willingness to try them.
Offer Variety: Introduce a variety of fruits to expose children to different flavors and textures. Rotate the types of fruits available at home to keep things interesting.
Incorporate Fruits into Meals and Snacks: Add fruits to meals in creative ways, such as topping cereal with berries or adding slices of fruit to sandwiches. Offer fruits as snacks between meals.
Be Patient and Persistent: It may take time for children to develop a taste for certain fruits. Be patient and continue offering them regularly without pressure or force.
Educate About Benefits: Teach kids about the nutritional benefits of fruits, such as vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants. Encourage them to choose fruits as a healthy option for snacks.
Set a Positive Environment: Create a positive eating environment by having family meals together and avoiding negative comments about food. Make fruit consumption a positive and enjoyable experience.
Make Fruit Easily Accessible: Keep a bowl of fresh fruit on the kitchen counter or table where kids can easily grab them as a snack.
Experiment with Dips: Serve fruits with dips such as yogurt, nut butter, or honey to enhance flavor and make them more appealing.

By incorporating these strategies, you can encourage children to develop a love for fruits and establish healthy eating habits that will benefit them throughout their lives.

Have you tried our strawberry and pineapple smoothie?

Frozen strawberries: Frozen berries make the perfect icy puree. You can also use ripe fresh berries, which tend to be sweeter when they are in season. If using ripe berries, swap in a frozen banana for the room temperature one.
Frozen pineapple chunks: Frozen pineapple is also integral to the texture here. If you have ripe pineapple, it will also be sweeter and more flavorful; if so, use a frozen banana.
Banana: Room temperature banana works if you’ve got frozen berries and pineapple. It makes just the right creamy texture for a smoothie.
Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt adds creamy body and lends protein to the smoothie, making it more filling than a simple fruit puree. For vegan, use a plant-based protein like chia seeds (read more below).
100% pineapple juice or orange juice: Pineapple or orange juice bright a bright, zingy punch of flavor.
Milk of choice: Use dairy milk or oat, almond or coconut. You can even use water if you don’t have any milk on hand.
Ice: Ice completes the texture and gives a nice, round body to this smoothie.

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