Slideshow: Get Kids to Eat More Vegetables
A Half-Plate of Veggies and Fruit
Get Kids in the Kitchen
Offer Veggies With Fave Foods
Make Veggies Fun
Don't Battle Over Veggies
Offer One New Vegetable Plus a Familiar One
Don't Give Up
Take Advantage of Peer Pressure
Roast Veggies
Serve Veggies and Dip
Have Veggies Everywhere
Set a Good Example
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SOURCES:
Julie Negrin, MS, certified nutritionist; author, Easy Meals to Cook with Kids.
Marilyn Tanner-Blasiar, MHS, RD, LD, clinical pediatric dietitian, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis and St. Louis Children's Hospital; spokeswoman, American Dietetic Association.
Missy Chase Lapine, author, The Sneaky Chef cookbook series.
ChooseMyPlate.gov: "Trying New Foods."
Ask Dr. Sears: "7 Reasons Why Veggies Are So Good For You."