Give kids a taste for vegetables: start early

WTOP – Bruce Alan

It’s not easy to instill a love of vegetables in your children. Sally Squires, who writes the Lean Plate Club™ blog, says 25 percent of preschoolers don’t eat vegetables, and exposing kids to vegetables as early as possible is key for healthy habits down the road. One way to win them over with greens is to introduce them in ways that make them more palatable, rather than simply demanding that kids eat their peas or broccoli. (more)