We have done some research on strategies on how to get your children to eat more vegetables. The most important thing is to set a good example, have vegetables cut-up and readily available plus, make it fun. Click here for some great ideas to try with your family. If you have your own questions, please fill out the form below and we’ll try to answer you question in a timely manner. *indicate required fields

Whether they are dried, frozen, canned, fresh, pureed, in a sauce or juiced, fruit and vegetables in any form count. Fruit and vegetables come in all sorts of different colours, flavours and textures so try preparing, cooking and serving them in different ways and you are likely to find one or two that they like. In addition, make it a family occasion, eat with them, take them shopping and ask them to choose their own food.

Several research studies have shown that kids will eat more fruits and vegetables when they have easy access to a variety of high quality fresh items, often on a salad bar where they have many different choices. Kids from different socio-economic levels respond similarly. Research and the experience of educators has also established that kids are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables, especially unfamiliar items, if they participate in fun educational activities featuring these foods.

Different textures appeal to different children. Raw vegetables appeal to some children, while al dente (slightly firm) or well-cooked vegetables may appeal to others. So offer lots of variety and vary your presentation methods. Remember to continue to reintroduce vegetables even if they are rejected. Use flavorful seasonings. Simple preparation is healthier, but if all else fails serve vegetables with small amounts of sauce made from stone-ground wheat flour, low-fat milk, and low-fat cheeses.

For optimal flavor and texture, we recommend that you first cook the product as stated on the package before consuming.

This can be tricky, because you don't want kids to feel deprived or to reinforce their insistence on eating cooked food. So do it on a gradient. The best way is to make a lot of delicious raw dishes which they enjoy andwant to eat. Usually this means desserts at first. Raw desserts are made of healthy filling ingredients - usually it’s just fruits, spices, nuts, and dates or honey. so you can give them a piece of raw cake for dessert, for a snack, or even for a meal.

That is completely false. Atkins is not an all protein diet. Much of the news media have portrayed Atkins as an all meat and cheese diet which is simply untrue. It's best to stay away from starchy vegetables such as beets, potatoes and carrots. During the Induction phase, you'll eat three cups of certain vegetables each day, primarily salad greens and other raw salad ingredients. During the other phases of the diet you gradually increase the amount of vegetables in your diet.

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To a large extent your carbohydrate threshold will regulate your personal maintenance regime, which in turn is a result of your metabolism and your activity level. Younger people and men tend to have faster metabolisms than older people and women. If you have a high carbohydrate threshold and exercise on a regular basis, you will likely be able to regularly eat starchy vegetables, beans and other legumes, whole grains and fruit in moderation.

It is strongly recommended that our members eat a variety of fruits and vegetables for optimal health. Talk with your counselor and together, you can work to find a mix of fruit and vegetables that you enjoy eating.

Yes. They are safe to eat, but the quality (color, flavor and texture) will be poorer than that of vegetables which have been blanched. Blanching slows or stops the action of enzymes which cause loss of flavor, color and texture.

Compared with data collected as recently as 30 years ago, some fresh fruits and vegetables now provide lower levels of some nutrients. The USDA had to implement a Food Guide. The USDA started by recommending 2-3 servings of produce, which has recently been replaced with a recommendation for 5-9 servings today, in order to get the nutrients that we used to get in just one serving 40 years ago. (www.mypyramid.

All fruits and vegetables are good for you! Remember, with fruits and vegetables - variety is key! Pick brightly colored fruits and vegetables in dark greens, oranges, yellows, reds, blues and purples, and whites and tans. These tend to have more antioxidants and other good-for-you nutrients than their less colorful counterparts.

Fruits and vegetables should be eaten in season because the vitamin content is best at that time. They are also usually the tastiest and freshest when they are in season.

Red wine contains antioxidants, especially when made from pinot noir grapes. Burgundy, Bordeaux and grapes grown in Chilean valleys are especially rich them. Although these antioxidants have been linked with helping to lower the rate of heart disease, it is actually the alcohol in red wine which helps to relax blood vessel walls and has this potentially protective effect. This means that beer, spirits and other alcoholic drinks have the same effects and therefore are also 'good' for the heart.

We have found that flavoring the vegetables with garlic and serving the same vegetable 1-2 times per day for at least 7 days and up to 14 if this child isn't eating them easily by 7 works very well. Insist the smell and touch the vegetable the first introduction, next he should touch it with his tongue, then bite at least twice (each side of mouth) and allowed to spit out, and then have to bite and chew1 time, etc. until the child is consuming at least 1 portion per day.

Vegetable can be eaten here. If you are buying fresh fruits and vegetables it is best to soak the produce in purified water and add one or two drops of Microdyne (available at most mexican grocery stores) or similar disinfectant, as per the product's instructions. Vegetables are best eaten cooked opposed to raw.

First, does your kids hate *all* vegetables? Almost every kids tolerates one or two vegetables (or maybe even three or four). Ask your kid which veggie he likes best. Or take him to the store to pick out his favorites. Then serve those favorites often and start talking about how much he just loves those vegetables. And stop talking about the vegetables he doesn't like- especially in front of other people. You want him to see himself as a successful and enthusiastic vegetable-eater.

In this kind of a situation, most mothers tend to force feed the child. Though it ensures that the child eats his vegetables, it does nothing to encourage your child to develop a liking for vegetables. One way of getting him interested in vegetables is through stories and colours and also by cutting the vegetables into interesting shapes. Children generally prefer vegetables with texture than soft, mushy types.

Yes. Although there are more nutrients in one serving of Super Green Phyto Complex than most American’s eat in a meal, it is not recommended that you replace the fresh vegetables in your diet with Super Green Phyto Complex. Super Green Phyto Complex is a great way to increase the amount of nutrition you consume and can also be a great replacement for traditional vegetable juicing.

Yes. You can consume any food with ActivaMune. We recommend eating five or more (preferably more) servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every day. Replacing saturated fat and processed carbohydrates with fresh fruits and vegetables in one's diet can go a long way in enhancing one's health and well-being.

Lots of vegetables appears to do no harm and may be beneficial on condition that the rest of the diet is adequate.

Yes. Raw fruits and vegetables are safe to eat if you wash them carefully first. Wash, then peel fruit that you will eat raw. Eating raw alfalfa sprouts and tomatoes can cause illness, but washing them well can reduce your risk of illness.

Yes. We feed so much grain to animals to fatten them for consumption that if we all became vegetarians, we could produce enough food to feed everyone on Earth. In the U.S., animals raised for food are fed 70 percent of the corn, wheat, and other grains that we grow. The world's cattle consume a quantity of food equal to the caloric needs of 8.7 billion people?\more than the entire human population. B??'B??"?????????"???'B??'??????A'?-????'????-^???????????B?????A??'B???FVegetarian?????????A'n?.

Absolutely! Nutria® is not intended to replace fresh fruits and vegetables but to help support the important nutrients provided in them. It is well recognized that the majority of people do not consume the suggested servings of these foods on a daily basis. Fresh fruits and vegetables also provide dietary fibre and water, two important elements to good health.