Get children involved in the kitchen

• Wash fruit and vegetables

• Measure ingredients

• Tear lettuce for salad

• Cut vegetables

• Help set table

Let children help in planning the meals

Take children grocery shopping at the store or farmer’s market

Add healthy foods when you can (i.e. broccoli to mac and cheese)

Don’t buy food you don’t want your children to eat

Make meals fun

• Use cookie cutters for varying shapes

• Offer “taco night” model meals

• Toothpicks/party picks

• Food art

• Use an ice cream scooper to serve rice, mashed potatoes

Keep healthy snacks convenient and accessible

Eat meals as a family

Let children make a beautiful vegetable platter to serve

Use dips- ie. Bean dip, guacamole, hummus