Thursday, January 3, 2013

Fruit kebabs ftw...

A mail from the lovely Pick n Pay landed in my inbox this morning, all about 'getting kids to eat their greens'. I'm lucky enough to have boys who love broccoli and carrots, and one who loves salad (please don't throw things at me), but I get that there are parents out there who struggle to get the good stuff into their kids.

The Pick n Pay mailer suggested fruit kebabs as a way to get kids to eat more fruit - there's a bit of a mission in preparing them, but you could do a few days' worth at a time and keep them in a plastic container in the fridge - use them for lunch boxes or afternoon snacks at home.

These are some of the fruits the mailer suggested:
Different melons - either buy what's in season, or refer to your friend Woolies for the prepared versions
Strawberries
Pineapple pieces
Red and green grapes, for variety
You could even include a piece of feta or two - I'm always amazed at how well that works with watermelon.

If you're worried about sending pointy sticks to school, how about using discarded chopsticks from Chinese takeaways? If they're too long for your lunchbox, snap the ends (where they were joined) off, and push the fruit on from the not-so-sharp end of the chopstick. This way, you get bonus points for re-using/recycling too.

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