Editor’s Note: Shae Freeman kicks off this four-part series, “Creative Ways to Get Kids to Eat Fruits & Veggies,” offering advice about how to get the kids to eat the good stuff.
Part 1: Popeye Doesn’t Really Inspire Kids to Eat Spinach
Drinking Their Fruits and Vegetables
Most children have no issues with drinking juice all day long if you would allow it.
One way to use this to your advantage is by investing in a juicer or blender. With a juicer, your child can create their own juice concoctions with their favorite fruits and drink them, allowing their bodies to absorb all of the vitamins much faster than actually eating a piece of fruit.
There is something about watching a solid piece of fruit go in one side and get poured out the other end that is exciting to kids to where they will want to make (and drink) their creations. If you make larger pitchers of juice, you can throw in some carrots and even kale as neither one have an overbearing taste when mixed with fruit (I juice daily and use kale and I have never actually tasted a “juiced kale leaf”). A blender will make more of a smoothie than a juice, but if blended with the right fruits and vegetables, you may possibly have a child asking for smoothies on a regular basis!
About Shae Freeman:
Shae’s passion has always been in writing and medicine, so combining the two was a perfect fit! Her medical background began with the birth of her oldest son who is a hero in his own right fighting for awareness of his rare birth disorder known as Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome. Her educational background includes Medical Assisting, Emergency Medicine (she is currently a registered EMT) and Nursing –which later she starting teaching CPR around Phoenix. In 2004, Shae started advocating for families with kids who were born with various disorders, and began her own charity in 2007 known as The Because I Care Foundation, Inc. Recently, Shae decided to further her medical career by becoming a paramedic, from which she is due to finish in the summer of 2012.
Website: http://www.socialbutterflyshae.com/
