It can seem almost impossible to get kids to eat their green vegetable. The deeper the green in the vegetable the more nutritional quality it has, and coincidentally the more difficult it is to convince children to eat it.

Here are 3 ideas to get excited about eating their veggies:

A Fruit and Veggies Sticker chart:

Kids love stickers and they love seeing their accomplishments visually. The fruit and veggie sticker chart is an idea that combines the two. If you already have a daily “to-do” chart, try adding “eat fruit” and “eat veggies” as one of the to-do items, then use these fun stickers to mark off successes. If you don’t already have a chart, give it a try! Charts are a great incentive for kids to do all kinds of things like brush their teeth, read books, and of course, eat their veggies.

Fun Foods

If you’ve got kids, Annabel Karmel’s “First Meals” is bound to be a lifesaver. In this colorful book, Karmel offers 200 imaginative recipes for 0-7 year olds. With recipes like animal face pizzas, the salad and cheese butterfly cutout, the whole wheat pinwheel with spinach pate, and so many more, this book is sure to be a hit in your home.

Veg-ecation

Most kids have an innate desire to be healthy. Learning about how fruits and vegetables make their bodies strong can help kids see past the fact that veggies don’t taste like candy. Like anything with kids, the learning process must be fun! Hidden Valley’s printable vegetable trading cards are a great way to teach kids while making learning fun.

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