Healthy Living

Healthy kids and growing bodies

Fresh fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins for growing bodies.

It is important for children to eat a variety of each daily. Here are some tips to encourage them.

• Teach kids to use a peeler as early as possible
• Vary the fruits in your kitchen bowl and between meals slice fruit and arrange creatively on a small platter for them
• Put sticks of raw vegetables in school lunchboxes
• Prepare vegetables in different ways, raw, sliced, grated, steamed etc.

They are sure to like them one way or another

• Teach kids the names of fruits and vegetables and treat them to the wonderful aromas of fresh fruit.
• Kids just love fruit salad. You need at least 3 or 4 different fruits to create a good fruit salad. A fruit salad will keep longer if it's covered with liquid such as fresh orange juice or juice blended with berries. Add a little sugar to the liquid to help preserve the fruits.