Eating More Fruits

Getting kids to eat fruit isn't usually as hard as it is to get them to eat vegetables. Most fruits have a nice sweet taste and are already generally viewed as a fun snack.

Still, if your child doesn't eat a lot of fruit, some easy tips to encourage him to eat more fruit includes that you:

· simply make fruits more available in your home, including having whole fruit and cut up fruit around for a quick snack

· offer a variety of choices, including fresh fruits that are in season, and let your child help pick them out at the grocery store or during a trip to a farmer's market

· add fruit, such as bananas or berries, as a topping to your child's breakfast cereal, yogurt, etc.

· allow your child to dip fruit slices in a low-fat dressing

· make a fruit smoothie