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MEMORIAL’S GUIDE TO HEALING AND WELLNESS •
SPRING 2016
3.
Raise the bar.
Kids are more apt to eat something they’ve
created themselves. So set up a family meal bar—a countertop
buffet with bowls of sautéed or fresh veggies and all the other
fixings for nutritious, build-your-own burritos, stuffed pota-
toes, salads or sandwiches.
4.
Hide in plain view.
Slip kale into smoothies, puree
peaches to make a sauce for baked chicken or layer
spinach into lasagna.
5.
Name that food.
Try boosting menu appeal
through rebranding. Anyone up for snowballs
(cauliflower), giant raisins (prunes) or spare
spears (asparagus)?
Whip up a new veggie dish with your child’s
help, and name it after your young chef. The next
thing you know, you may get regular requests
for Josh’s Posh Squash, Avery’s Savory Yams or
Eileen’s Silly Beans.
In the end, the more involved kids
are—choosing recipes, shopping, peel-
ing vegetables, stirring pots—the more
likely they are to try new foods. And
cooking together might help create
habits for a lifetime of healthy eating.
Sources: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; American Acad-
emy of Pediatrics; U.S. Department of Agriculture
5 ways to make fruits and
veggies more appealing to kids
No, I won’t eat it!
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D
O YOUR PICKY eaters turn up their noses at everything
from A (apricots) to Z (zucchini)? If so, here are some
homespun strategies for transforming young fruit and
veggie haters into more adventurous (and healthier) food lovers.
1.
Plant seeds for change.
Picky eaters may be more enthu-
siastic about food they’ve grown themselves. Start them
off with tomatoes or green peppers in pots. Clipping
herbs from their own window garden might help
change your yuck brigade into garnishing
gourmets.
2.
Organize a field trip.
Visit a
farmers market, where the farm-
ers themselves can help kids
choose the best cantaloupe or the
tenderest butter lettuce.
Next stop: an ethnic grocery
store. Savor the aromas, and
have kids name the shapes
and colors of the exotic fruits
and veggies.
Save the date!
Our Spring Fiesta
is on its way.
Mark your calendar
for Friday, April 22.