Like fruits, vegetables give us fiber. Schools across the country are adding more and different fruits and vegetables to the lunches. The good news is that kids who learn to eat fruits and vegetables when they are young will keep eating them when they are older. Take your kids grocery shopping with you and let them pick out new fruits and vegetables to try. Let your kids help you fix fruits and vegetables the way they like them.
Kids enjoy washing and peeling fruits and vegetables.
Keep a bowl of whole or sliced fruits or vegetables in the refrigerator. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The mention of any commercial product in this web site does not imply its endorsement by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service over other products not named, nor does the omission imply that they are not satisfactory.