How to get kids to eat ( and enjoy) summer fresh fruits and veggies!

Summer is flying by! In June, Cindy was super busy with Farm Camp. The kids LOVED it! They meet the animals up close, gathered fresh eggs, worked magic with wool and yarn, refueled with healthy snacks, experienced stories about farm life, played outdoors with new friends, created art projects with natural materials, and grew plants from seeds!

I am busy helping to watch my precious grandson who is here for a month. We have gone on nature walks, to museums, made trips to the grocery store, cooked meals together, read books, and watched movies. Plus, he has been my faithful work out partner.  

What a gift and joy it is to spend time with young ones! Teaching them about where their food comes from, how to cook and eat healthy, how to exercise and take care of their bodies. If you start them young and instill good habits they will make healthy choices for themselves.

Many of you Farm Girls have kids home this summer... here is one of my new favorite things to do. Have your kids pick out a veggie.  Research recipes together and pick out one to try, then  shop and cook together. It is a fantastic way to get kids to try new veggies and discover new healthy foods.

Take it even further and have them plant and grow the veggies to try later on this summer. Just make sure you don't use any pesticides on your veggies. If you live in town try planting your veggies in a container. The important thing is to have fun with your kids teaching them about where their foods come from, and enjoy planting, growing, and eating healthy with them. 

I know they keep you busy and it often feels like there is no time to cook but the fastest fast foods are fresh fruits and veggies... simply wash and enjoy! Keep "snacks" ready to go in the fridge. I have a place in the fridge of "anytime" foods. Things they can grab whenever they like, even 5 minutes before dinner! 

In this area I keep containers of baby carrots or carrot sticks, celery sticks, sliced cucumber, cherry tomatoes, sliced of green, red, and yellow bell peppers, bite size pieces of cheese, grapes, strawberries, sliced apples, and melon slices. You can even make dips for them out of organic plain yogurt. Add spices to make it savory for veggies, and a touch of honey and cinnamon to make is sweet for the fruit. This makes snacking fun, easy and healthy.

Enjoy all the lovely fresh fruits and veggies available at you local farmers market. It's a great day out for the family and the nutritional rewards continue throughout the week as you nosh on all the yummy fresh treats you found. Mmmmmm!

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