This is a good time to visit an outdoor farmer’s market.Find one in your area and bring the kids with you.Here is a link for local markets:http://www.arlingtonva.us/portals/topics/FarmersMarkets.aspx and http://www.fallschurchva.gov/content/government/departments/recparks/farmersmarket/default.aspx.

Children should eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.  Many children prefer the crunch of raw food – especially popular are apples, pears, carrots, broccoli, celery and cucumbers.  Use your imagination to serve cut up vegetables in an interesting way– for example, make a figure with carrot stick arms and legs, a celery body and a round of cucumber for a head.

~Try new foods!  Are you caring for children who are fussy eaters or are reluctant to try new things?  Make a tasting passport.  Take several pieces of computer paper and fold in half and staple.  On the front write “Tasting Passport” and the child’s name and the date you started.  Look for food pictures in magazines that the child can glue into their passport when they try a new food.