All rights reserved. Gimme 5 Kid's Tips eading health authorities recommend eating more than five daily servings of fruits and vegetables. So it's especially important to get children excited early on to establish a healthy pattern likely to be carried on throughout their lives. It's a problem virtually all parents face. Pilot tests of the program resulted in increased fruit consumption and healthier food choices.
Apples have plenty of kid appeal because they are sweet, crunchy and fun to eat.
Most kids will happily indulge in apples, but getting them to eat the recommended daily serving of apples and other fruits and vegetables can be a challenge. According to many parents, children eat what they like and refuse what they don't like. Have them arrange a fruit plate for dessert or a vegetable tray for a party. Serve your children the crunchy munchies apples, pears, carrots, broccoli, celery and cucumbers among others. So, if you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, they're more likely to, as well.