Ever since my daughter was little I’ve encouraged her to have fun with and play with her food. We’re not talking food flying around the kitchen playing but the kind where faces are made out of orange slices or veggies are cut into fun shapes.  I think it’s important to let kids relate to food in a fun and enjoyable way, especially when it comes to fruits and veggies who have a lot of tough competition with all the “fun” processed food that is geared towards kids.

Here is Hannah’s orange face work of art!

Happy Healthy Eating,
Kia

Kia Robertson is a mom and the creator of the Today I Ate A Rainbow kit; a tool that helps parents establish healthy habits by setting the goal of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day. Kia is passionate about creating tools that help parents raise healthy kids!

On the weekends and during summer holidays my daughter usually wants a little snack between breakfast and lunch so we usually come up with something healthy to snack on.  I am a big believer in presentation…it only takes an extra couple of minutes but it can make a meal or a snack so much for fun!  We like using cute trays, small glasses and  fun little bowls to jazz things up a little   We all eat with our eyes so when you have time why not make a healthy snack more appealing by making it cute and fun!  Cute and fun works for all the processed food aimed to get your child’s attention so you might as well do the same when it comes to healthy food!

Try slicing produce in different ways and display it in things like small glasses or poke a toothpick through it to create a fun element to the snack!  Take a look at this colorful healthy snack I made with my daughter yesterday!

• Glass of water
• Apple slices with cinnamon
• Green bean sticks
• Sunflower seeds
• Peach chunks
• Nectarine slices

At our house snack time always means fruits and/or veggies!  If you set the habit that those are the items available for a snack in between meals it’s really easy to get in the minimum 5 fruits and veggies your kids need to be eating every day!!!

Happy Healthy Eating
Kia

Kia Robertson is a mom and the creator of the Today I Ate A Rainbow kit; a tool that helps parents establish healthy habits by setting the goal of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day. Kia is passionate about creating tools that help parents raise healthy kids!