Giving children a variety of healhy choices: bite size pieces of carrot, cucumber, grape tomatoes, celery stored in 'on the go' resealable bags. They can be used at home or on the run. Another idea, invite children over for a Sun-Rype party, where children can use imaginative play and enjoy healthy snacks.
Vanessa
We start the day with dried fruit on our cereal, fruit juice and grapefruit (or sometimes banana) for breakfast. Then we don't have to fight as hard the rest of the day to reach our required number of fruits and vegetables. My four year olds think that grapefruit is dessert for breakfast and ask for it if it isn't on the table.
Nancy
Hi:
I just wanted to write to you and let you know how much my little girl, Shelbie loves your apple juice. She is currently 2 yrs. old and has been enjoying it since she was 1yr. old. She calls it appo D. and does a chant several times a day, appo D, appo D, appo D. When she sees it on a shelf in a store she yells it out over and over. It is extremely cute how adorable yet serious it is when she wants her apple Juice. Just thought I would tell you a cute story, and how much we enjoy your product.
shaun, surrey, BC
When making nachos for kids, puree onions, tomatoes, peppers ans any other type of veggies you would like even carrots and veggies you wouldnt normally put on nachos. Combine the pureed veggies with pasta sauce and place on nachos! Kids will never know that their regular plain jane pasta sauce is loaded with veggies!
Ryan
Grate carrots, zucchini or beets into tomato sauce for use in pasta dishes. It's a great way to sneak some fantastic extra nutrition into a meal that most kids already love!
Karen, Kelowna, BC
Not just for kids, my dad uses Sun-Rype juice instead of milk in his cereal everyday! He has a few favourites (Fruit & Veggie Mango/Pineapple & Fruit Plus Essential - Berry) but any of them are great tasting & what a way to start your day! I used to think he was just lazy about not buying milk, but even when he has milk, he uses Sun-Rype juice!
Michelle
On winter evenings, when weekday evening dessert is a bowl of unsweetened preserved fruit, my parents got creative. Children were each given one or two tablespoons of the unsweetened fruit juice in their glass of milk. It made a fun and tasty difference to add to the glass of milk usually served at end of meal.
CeciliaE, Huntsville, ON
My kids never used to like broccoli, but they've always liked mashed potatoes. So... instead of serving the mashed potatoes in a bowl and some broccoli on the side of each plate, I piled all the mashed potatoes like a mountain on a big plate and then stuck each piece of broccoli into the pile. It looked just like a snow covered mountain with trees sticking out of it! And believe it or not, every tree got eaten that night.
Mary, Prince George, BC
