Eat more fruit

My son stopped eating fruit. When I looked closely at what was happening, I realised I wasn’t taking my own advice!

My teen had always enjoyed fruit but seemed to be eating less and less.

Every time I offered he turned his nose up.

It’s one of the things that creeps up on you slowly and then all of a sudden, bam it slaps you and you realise you haven’t even noticed that your son has stopped eating fruit!

As usual, I find that when I follow my own advice, feeding my boys goes a whole lot more smoothly 😊

Ignoring my own advice about how to eat more fruit

I felt like the plumber with the leaky taps in their own house. So, I stopped and looked at what was happening and realised I was not following the strategies I know are proven to work. The ones that support children to eat more widely and more joyfully.

Strategies for supporting children to eat more fruit

I decided to take my own advice. “If you want more fruit eaten, serve more, make it easy and make it appealing”. So, I did.

My teen loves fresh pineapple and berries are always a win.

Grapes and oranges are accepted and available most of the year in NZ.