5 A DAY –Top Tips for Eating More Fruit and Veg This Winter
- To make sure your kids eat plenty of fruit during winter, try making some colourful fruit kebabs.
Chop up pieces of tasty fruit, such as melon, pineapple and grapes, place them on wooden
kebab sticks, and sprinkle with a bit of cinnamon. To save you time, ask your kids to give you
a hand. Sarah Young, 29 from Leeds
- Brussel sprouts are not only for Christmas and are really nutritious, but not many children like
them when they’re boiled. I encourage my kids to eat them by chopping them up and shallow
frying them in butter with a pinch of garlic, and maybe a little onion. Now my son loves them!
Sarah Walker, 25 from Orpington
- To make sure your kids eat their veg, try mixing it into a tasty mashed potato or bubble and
squeak. My kids love it, and makes sure they carry on getting their 5 A DAY throughout
winter. Joanne Bell, 33 from Yorkshire
- For a tasty, winter breakfast, try adding a handful of brightly coloured berries to your kid’s
cereal, such as blackberries or blueberries. You can buy berries frozen and they can easily be
defrosted to count towards your 5 A DAY.Sarah Young, 29 from Leeds
- For a tasty desert or breakfast, mix chopped fruit, fresh or tinned and add to a helping of
natural flavoured yoghurt.Joe Monks, 31 from Wandsworth
- Prunes wrapped in bacon and cooked in the oven are a delicious winter treat. Use prunes
with stones already removed, wrap strips of bacon around them and pop in the oven until
bacon is fully cooked. They’re sweet, really tasty and nutritious, and my kids don’t even notice
they’re prunes. Patsy Palmer
- For a sweet winter treat, I melt a small amount of chocolate and place it in a bowl in the middle
of the kitchen table. Then, I serve my kids with bite-sized pieces of fruit such as orange,
pineapple, banana or strawberries, and let them dip it into the chocolate – delicious and
nutritious.” Donna Heaton, 31 from Rotherham
- Sprinkle coconut on top of tinned peaches or pears for dessert. It looks like snow – very
wintery. Alison Petch, 44 from Newcastle
- Leave small pots of mixed dried fruit around the house as kids love picking, and they look nice
too. Patsy Palmer
- I like making a winter compote by stewing my kids’ favourite berries together with plums,
apples and a small sprinkle of cinnamon. This is a delicious, warming dessert when served
with a dollop of natural or fruit yoghurt. If you don’t have the fresh ingredients, then try using
tinned or frozen fruit, which is just as good. Gemma Sawyer, 27 from Guilford
- Try blending some frozen fruit together to make a delicious breakfast fruit smoothie for all the
family – a great, healthy way to start the New Year. Donna Heaton, 31 from Rotherham
- This time of year is great for making home made soup packed full of lots of nutritious veggies.
It can be a quick and easy lunch option, and a great way to warm the kids up in the cold
weather. Michelle Stewart, 36 from Doncaster
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