Fresh & Healthy: Having Fun with Produce

The girls have enjoyed helping pick vegetables and fruits from our garden this summer.   They don’t get too excited about pulling the weeds but have gotten better at spotting produce and picking it.  Once the fresh produce is washed they are always fascinated at seeing all the goodies spread out on the counter.  Many times they pick a variety of pieces to eat at that time.  One night as they were getting into their pj’s I put together a special fruit / veggie snack from the produce we had picked that day (see picture above). They giggled as they ate their special goodies from the garden and talked about how to grow food in a garden.

Smile – sliced Green Peppers

Nose – sliced Strawberry

Eyes – halved Cherry Tomato

Eye Lashes – cut up Purple Beans

It’s a simple way to get the kids excited about eating fruits and vegetables.  I love surprising them with special treats and seeing their joy at getting something fun to eat.