We all know that eating fruits and vegetables is important. But how do you get kids to eat more of these? Finding creative ways to motivate children to add fruits and vegetables to their diet can be a fun activity for the entire family.

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Provide them fruits and vegetables as snacks. Keep fruit washed, cut up and in plain sight. Serve them more salads generally. Get prewashed, bagged salad at the grocery store. Teach your child what a suitable amount of salad dressing is and how it can be ordered on the side at restaurants. Try out vegetarian recipes for spaghetti, lasagna, chilli, or other foods using vegetables instead of meat. Include one leafy green or yellow vegetable for vitamin A such as spinach, broccoli, or carrots each day. Include at least one vitamin C-rich fruit or vegetable, such as oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, melon, tomato and broccoli each day.

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Add a fruit or vegetable as part of every meal or snack. For example, you could put fruit on cereal or by adding a piece of fruit or small salad to your child’s lunch. Use vegetables and dip for an after-school snack, or add a vegetable or two you want to try to the family’s dinner. Be a role model and eat more fruits and vegetables yourself. Be sure that your child is getting the proper amount of fruits and vegetables each day. Avoid buying high-calorie foods such as chips, cookies and candy bars. Your child may not ask for these treats if they are not in sight. Limit or eliminate how much fruit juice you give your child and make sure it is 100% juice, not juice “drinks.”