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Rather than turning our supper table into a battle ground, I would simply "hide" the unwanted vegetables.I buy frozen mixed vegetables, put 1-2 cups…

Tip for makeing sure that you are getting your fruis and vegetables daily. Put together a color coded meal planner for the week.As you plan your meals color in…

Make ice cubes out of juice and use them in water. Your child gets the benefits of the fruit from the "flavored" water, but not all the sugar the goe…

Shred carrots into potatoes when making mashed potatoes; shred carrots and celery into coleslaw. Shredded zucchini and carrots are great in meatloaf. Quiche is…

I stress fresh fruits and veggies on my line all the time.There is always 7 fresh fruits plus carrots with dressing, broccoli too.Once a month I either carve a…

I take my two daughters to the grocery store about once a month and let them pick anexotic (unkown to us) fruit or vegetable.Athome we find a recipe on how to…

Al Gore says global warming is no longer a political, cultural or economic imperativeIt has become a moral imperative.It is the same with childrens health whic…

I now roast all of my vegetables in the oven with a small amount of citrus-flavored olive oil. Cauliflower, potatoes, asparagus, bell peppers, onions, beets, p…

We make smoothies most nights of the week.We usually include a few different fruits in these, yogurt, juice, soy milk, flax seeds or wheat germ almost everythi…

I have found that pureed vegetables are great as a soup and also as an addition to anything that you bake that might need liquid such as meat loaf or even quic…

My inability to get every part of the meal on the table at the same time(a task my farm-raised mother accomplished with ease) has surprisingly resulted in my c…

In order to promote vegies to our little ones, we grow a vegetable garden and have them help.We teach them by having them work side-by-side with us in the gard…