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\"DSC_1219\"The Annapolis cluster had the privilege of having Tammy Turner from Annapolis Pediatrics educate my au pairs on how to get picky eaters to eat their fruits and veggies.\u00a0 Tammy suggested eating a “rainbow” every day and keeping track of the colors\u00a0 each day as a way of\u00a0 making eating healthy fun and exciting.\u00a0 For example, Mondays could be blue and purple and another day could be yellow and orange.\u00a0 Choosing a variety of veggies such as squash, sugar snap peas and yellow grape tomatoes adds color to their plate.\u00a0 Picking fruits that look interesting like kiwi or mangoes teaches children that there are many different kinds of fruits to choose from.\u00a0 \"DSC_1221\"So while they may not like a certain fruit they may really enjoy something else.\u00a0 It’s all about exposing your children to different foods to get them to try something new.\u00a0 Suggestions were provided on snacks you can make days in advance in less than 5 minutes!\u00a0 The au pairs were invited to try veggies alone or dipped in roasted pepper hummus or fruit paired with Greek Vanilla yogurt.\u00a0 A great website to give au pairs other suggestions may be found at ChooseMyPlate.gov<\/a>.\u00a0 Another great tip was to download the free app called Fooducate on your smart phone.\u00a0 This app allows you to scan the bar code of any given food and the app then provides you with a grade and color to see if this is as healthy as you think.\u00a0 This is a wonderful tool to use with children to get them excited about what they are eating and a\u00a0 fun way to get kids involved in\u00a0 eating healthy. \"DSC_1229\"<\/a>\"DSC_1225\"<\/a>\"DSC_1230\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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