Kids and Fruit
Do your kids have a love / hate relationship with fruit? My daughter does. Some days she can’t get enough of apples, bananas and grapes and other days, she won’t touch it no matter what. Since I want my child to eat healthy , one piece of fruit per day (along with some fruit juice, vegetables and the like) is a must. Since I’m tired of fighting with her over the issue (who know a four year old could be so stubborn), I came up with some ways to get her to eat her fruit on days when she isn’t in the mood to chomp down on an apple or banana.
- Cut up fruit in her cereal
- Offer dried fruit as a snack. Raisins, dried apples and banana chips seem to work well
- Hide the fruit in a smoothie or a cold fruit soup
- Hide the fruit in a PB sandwich
- Get her involved by making fruit salad together
- Try a new fruit like mango (yuck according to her) or papaya (that one got the approval)
Give some of these tips a try and see if it doesn’t become easier to get your child to eat his or her daily amount of fruit. Take a moment to browse through the fruit section of this website for new ideas for old time favorite fruits.
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February 12th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
[...] Start getting your kids to eat healthier today by having them help around the kitchen and don’t forget to get them outside for a game of tag or some other exercise as well. If your child isn’t eating very healthy right now, start by offering some bananas or apple slices with peanut butter. Getting kids to eat fruit is usually easier than vegetables. [...]
March 26th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I thşnk best way is fruit-juice for kids who do not likes fruits.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Honestly I don’t think kids hate fruits, what they have a tendency to refuse are vegetables.
January 19th, 2009 at 1:15 am
Really fine tips to lure children towards such healthy diet, because vitamins are the essential part of daily diet and children need them more than anyone else, especially in growing age.
January 27th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
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February 9th, 2009 at 4:08 am
i also surfing with this problem. my little one also make excuses when i gave him fruits (specially for apple, guava, like). but now i have a trick, when i make or cut fruits for him i keep him with me and i try to make some cartoon, picture and different shape with that fruits. after that he is taking interesting to eat fruits. you can also try this, it is interesting also
March 5th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
You have to find the ways for kids to feel attracted to the meals you prepare for them. In order to accomplish this, you can use some of the fruits that allows you to make fun salads and they get to enjoy while eating.
April 17th, 2009 at 5:11 am
Some times children dont like some fruits to eat but I think the tips you gave are very nice.
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Fortunately, mine love just about any type of fruit although they will sometimes go through stages where they love one and won’t touch another.
I found that having them help pick some of the fruit when we shop makes them more excited about eating it. The fruit they selected this week was Blackberries!