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» Produce for Better Health Foundation “Fruits & Veggies—More Matters®” TASTE Sheet
» Produce for Better Health Foundation “Fruits & Veggies—More Matters®” Pamphlet
Learn more about Chef Art Smith
» Produce for Better Health Foundation “Fruits & Veggies—More Matters®” Pamphlet
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Learn more about Chef Art Smith
The Love Your Veggies™ campaign has received support from the following organization
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The School Nutrition Foundation More Here » |
Check out these tips from the makers of Hidden Valley® Salad Dressings to get children eating and loving their vegetables.
Fun Tips for the Entire Family:
Go for a Dip – Pair favorite vegetables with a cup of low-fat ranch dressing, hummus or peanut butter for a quick and tasty treat. Plant a
Backyard Garden – Make vegetable eating an experience from the ground up! Children will love the fun and interactivity they'll get from picking out the seeds and planting their own vegetable garden – whether it's in a pot indoors or a large space in the backyard. The fun continues with harvesting the vegetables and ultimately making a delicious recipe from the fresh produce.
Noodle Around – Schedule a lunchtime play date by inviting young children to each bring a vegetable. Combine all vegetables into one colorful vegetable salad or soup that everyone helped make. If you make a soup, use fun noodle shapes to enhance the homemade soup party.
Parent Participation:
Monkey See, Monkey Do – While carrots, peas and corn are typical kid favorites, children are also curious about what parents are eating. Make sure to model healthy eating behaviors by eating your favorite and trying new vegetables while your children are watching.
Be Involved – Behavior change is most effective when your children learn good habits from you at home and at school. Engage children in grocery shopping, menu planning and meal preparation while encouraging healthy food choices each step of the way.
All Roads Lead to Broccoli – Moms often worry if their little ones aren't interested in many vegetables. Relax. If your children have a favorite, serve it often. Sneak new vegetables into soups and casseroles where you can, but realize tender taste buds will evolve over time. Before you know it, the children will be munching wasabi spiced bell peppers.
Shop and Explore – Make a new tradition of celebrating the change of season by letting your little ones pick out a vegetable they've never tried before for a fun taste test at home. The entire family will have fun experimenting with sweet potatoes in the winter, Swiss chard in the spring, zucchini in the summer and heirloom tomatoes in the fall.
Experience Veggies Everyday:
Veg-Out Sandwiches – Enhance deli sandwiches with vegetables, such as avocado and tomato slices, red onions, Romaine lettuce, and roasted red peppers. Toss finely chopped sweet pickles, celery, green onions or grapes into a tuna or chicken salad and serve on a whole wheat English muffin.
Crunch Your Lunch – A vegetable crunch doesn’t have to come from a potato chip. Crunch and munch on crisp, fresh vegetables, like carrot and jicama sticks, cucumber and radish slices and strips of colorful bell peppers.
Veggies First – Veggies make a perfect pre-dinner snack. While prepping the meal, set out a snack of raw veggies and ranch dressing. Try beginning every dinner with a salad so children get their vegetables before they get too full.
Simple Solutions to Increasing Vegetable Consumption:
Play With Your Food – Make vegetable-eating a game. Spread a whole-wheat bagel half with low-fat cream cheese and let children create their own fun faces with pre-cut vegetable pieces that resemble eyes, noses and mouths.
Vegetables on a Stick – Grill delicious vegetable kabobs. Give children chopped-up chunks of assorted vegetables, such as summer squash, red onions, mushrooms, asparagus and green peppers, and allow them to create a customized BBQ vegetable creation.
Shake and Bake – Stir together bread crumbs and seasonings in a resealable GLAD® food bag, let your children shake the bag to coat the vegetables, remove and then bake the creation for a new twist on vegetables.
Try, try again – Some experts say it can take 10 or more tries before a child's tastes adjust to a new food. Don’t give up – continue to provide opportunities for children to taste test new vegetables. Spinach, bell peppers and even fennel will soon be favorites.
Fun Tips for the Entire Family:
Go for a Dip – Pair favorite vegetables with a cup of low-fat ranch dressing, hummus or peanut butter for a quick and tasty treat. Plant a
Backyard Garden – Make vegetable eating an experience from the ground up! Children will love the fun and interactivity they'll get from picking out the seeds and planting their own vegetable garden – whether it's in a pot indoors or a large space in the backyard. The fun continues with harvesting the vegetables and ultimately making a delicious recipe from the fresh produce.
Noodle Around – Schedule a lunchtime play date by inviting young children to each bring a vegetable. Combine all vegetables into one colorful vegetable salad or soup that everyone helped make. If you make a soup, use fun noodle shapes to enhance the homemade soup party.
Parent Participation:
Monkey See, Monkey Do – While carrots, peas and corn are typical kid favorites, children are also curious about what parents are eating. Make sure to model healthy eating behaviors by eating your favorite and trying new vegetables while your children are watching.
Be Involved – Behavior change is most effective when your children learn good habits from you at home and at school. Engage children in grocery shopping, menu planning and meal preparation while encouraging healthy food choices each step of the way.
All Roads Lead to Broccoli – Moms often worry if their little ones aren't interested in many vegetables. Relax. If your children have a favorite, serve it often. Sneak new vegetables into soups and casseroles where you can, but realize tender taste buds will evolve over time. Before you know it, the children will be munching wasabi spiced bell peppers.
Shop and Explore – Make a new tradition of celebrating the change of season by letting your little ones pick out a vegetable they've never tried before for a fun taste test at home. The entire family will have fun experimenting with sweet potatoes in the winter, Swiss chard in the spring, zucchini in the summer and heirloom tomatoes in the fall.
Experience Veggies Everyday:
Veg-Out Sandwiches – Enhance deli sandwiches with vegetables, such as avocado and tomato slices, red onions, Romaine lettuce, and roasted red peppers. Toss finely chopped sweet pickles, celery, green onions or grapes into a tuna or chicken salad and serve on a whole wheat English muffin.
Crunch Your Lunch – A vegetable crunch doesn’t have to come from a potato chip. Crunch and munch on crisp, fresh vegetables, like carrot and jicama sticks, cucumber and radish slices and strips of colorful bell peppers.
Veggies First – Veggies make a perfect pre-dinner snack. While prepping the meal, set out a snack of raw veggies and ranch dressing. Try beginning every dinner with a salad so children get their vegetables before they get too full.
Simple Solutions to Increasing Vegetable Consumption:
Play With Your Food – Make vegetable-eating a game. Spread a whole-wheat bagel half with low-fat cream cheese and let children create their own fun faces with pre-cut vegetable pieces that resemble eyes, noses and mouths.
Vegetables on a Stick – Grill delicious vegetable kabobs. Give children chopped-up chunks of assorted vegetables, such as summer squash, red onions, mushrooms, asparagus and green peppers, and allow them to create a customized BBQ vegetable creation.
Shake and Bake – Stir together bread crumbs and seasonings in a resealable GLAD® food bag, let your children shake the bag to coat the vegetables, remove and then bake the creation for a new twist on vegetables.
Try, try again – Some experts say it can take 10 or more tries before a child's tastes adjust to a new food. Don’t give up – continue to provide opportunities for children to taste test new vegetables. Spinach, bell peppers and even fennel will soon be favorites.
