Here’s today’s bite-sized Hands-On Nutrition strategy!
Strategy #7: Make healthy foods fun, kid-friendly, and easy to grab… at home and in the school cafeteria!
Kids love the bright colors and crunch of raw veggies. Give veggies neat names to make them more fun, such as carrot “coins” green pepper “pinwheels,” and veggie “pick-up-sticks,” and serve with dips of salad dressing, peanut butter, balsamic, vinegar, or yogurt.
Assign a special “snacks” shelf in the fridge or cupboard stocked with a variety of healthy snacks kids can choose from. Serve healthy foods when kids are hungriest—after school or before dinner.
At school, turn a special day each week into “Healthy Snack Day” or lead a weekly “Fruit Walk” where the teacher and children eat their fruit as they take a walk!
Check back on Monday for more Hands-On Nutrition with Barbara Storper, MS, RD!
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