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Go deeper with these carefully curated collections of fruit and veggie stories.

Dried Fruit and Nuts

Mix up walnuts, almonds and dried cranberries for a great snack for your kids. chock full of omega 3 and sweet enough for your kids to love. buy the ingredient…
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AppleSweets

AppleSweets™ from Stemilt Growers Inc. are a tasty, nutritious, and convenient alternative to sugary snack foods. Made from freshly sliced apples grown i…
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What Fruits & Vegetables are in Season?

Your guide to which fruits & veggies are in season. You can enjoy fruits or veggies year-round by using fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100% juice! Fall…
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Frogs on a Log

When I was young, one of my Mom’s famous fruit and veggie creations was "Bugs on a Log," celery sticks filled with peanut butter topped with &q…
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3 Year old Non-Eater

My son just turned 3 and to this day eats no veggies, no meats, no starches except bread and only a banana for fruit…he has been this way for 2 years now…
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pre-dinner snacking

When my kids are pestering me ‘what’s for dinner?’ and I’m not done preparing dinner, I give them carrot or celery sticks, or dried fru…
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School Nutrition

As many forum participants know, our schools need some help when it comes to providing healthy meals for kids. Congress is considering School Nutrition promoti…
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Hide your carrots in grilled cheese

When making grilled cheese for my 3 kids, I grate fresh carrot between 2 slices of cheese – about 1/2 a carrot per sandwich. The kids have no idea becaus…
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