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By giving you all this information and tips and video on how you should approach on how to better introduces veggies and fruits into your kids daily routine.  I believe one of the best things you can do is meal prep. It saves time and especially stress. With this link gives good examples why you should meal prep for kids, also gives 25+ recipes to make for kids.

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These Kid-Friendly Food Prep Recipes are great additions to your weekly meal prep sessions. Having healthy options on hand for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time can help you eat healthy during busy weeks!
Hi friends!

I've been meaning to pull this post together for a while now and finally got it done. As I mentioned yesterday, I've really been focusing this year on doing at least a little food prep each week, even if I'm tired, or busy, or have fussy kids. I know from experience how helpful it is during the week, especially when it comes to feeding Squish. Having healthy meal components cooked and ready to go is crucial for allowing me to throw together healthy meals QUICKLY to avoid a meltdown.

I've rounded up some of my favorite Squish-approved recipes from my site. I've made every single one of these recipes multiple times during my Sunday Food Prep sessions so I know that they hold up well even when made ahead of time and can be enjoyed daily throughout the week.

If you're looking for food prep ideas for your kiddos, these recipes are a great place to start. Like I tell everyone....you don't have to prep all of your meals and snacks ahead of time, but every little bit does help. Choose the meal or snack time you struggle most with during the week and start there. Prep a couple of breakfast options or healthy snacks and see how much it helps. With practice, it'll get easier and you can start gradually doing more and more each session.

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So here we go:
Other ideas:

Oatmeal or Overnight Oats.
For Squish I often cook 1 cup oats with enough milk to cover them, a chopped apple, some cinnmaon and 2 Tbsp peanut butter in the microwave for about 3 minutes. During the week I portion it out and serve it cold but you could also reheat it if desired.

French Toast Waffles
Prep french toast like you normally would, but throw each piece in the waffle maker! Fun to eat and you don't have to worry about flipping it on the griddle.

Pre-cut or slice veggies to easily add to lunch plates.

Make more than enough for dinners so you can serve the leftovers for lunch!

Snacks
I hope this gives you some inspiration! If you don't currently food prep, I challenge you to pick one recipe to try this week!

To see what I prep during my food prep sessions each week, check out my weekly posts here. And if you want more food prep advice, check out my ebook:
The Ultimate Guide To Food Prep
Enjoy!
-Lindsay-

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These Kid-Friendly Food Prep Recipes are great additions to your weekly meal prep. Having these recipes on hand can help you eat healthy during busy weeks!

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This video is a good visual on the perfect times when u should buy certain fruit and veggies in certain season and also approach about new foods and veggies. Also on how to save money on long the way. Gives a good information to kids that want to know a little bit about fruits and veggies.

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Fruits and Veggies (USDA VIDEO CONTEST ENTRY)

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1.) Being a role model to your kids: Kids need to look up to someone and if they see you eating healthy they will soon follow you by example.

2.) Cook together with your family:The kids will learn a lot about the food their eating, especially when your showing and cooking together.

3.) Shop together as a family: Before you start cooking you have to go out and shop. When you take your family to the store make sure to explain to the kids what is health and not. Explain why and show them the labels to give them a better understanding.

4.)Buy smart: When you go to the store make sure to look at deals. There are many resources to have better deals like online,papers and many more. Just make sure that the deals you have are not expire. Saving money is key when your shopping.

5.) Have a plan: Make sure to have a set list of foods that you want to get. When you make a list be creative on what you want to eat. But when your making a list make sure to have balance  portions with protein,fiber, greens.

6.) Eat together: As your done saving and cooking and understanding what your eating make sure to eat together. This is one of the most important one to me because at the end you should enjoy a happy and health meal together.

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Here is Word Doc that I read and it was very helpful with good tips on how to approach children with new veggies or fruits.

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By researching and getting sources from choosemyplate.org One resources that I  found helpful was this chart which gives children 10 tips on how to encourage them to eat fruit and veggies.

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In the season of winter this is the time when tomatoes are its best.

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Try on making these chicken dumplings there really good and it has good sources of greens and chicken which provides fiber and reduces fat from the meal.

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Vegetable & Chicken Dumplings | EatFresh

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Unlike the traditional recipe, which is mostly meat filling, the combination of vegetables and chicken not only adds vitamins and fiber, but also reduces the fat in this recipe.

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When your raising a child don't worry about the quantity of the food. But worry on what your child eats. The way to judge if your doing the job right is that if the child is having good time at meal time, Especially if the child is eating good foods and the right health portions.

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Your child will grow up to get the right body

Your child has a natural way of growing that is right for her, and she knows how much she needs to eat to grow that way. She is born as a wonderful package with everything in balance: her growing, her eating, and her activity. You don't need to worry about her growing normally - it will happen. You just have to maintain a division of responsibility in feeding and a division of responsibility in activity.

It's about genetics

Your child's body shape and size are mostly inherited.

She will resemble you with respect to being big, small, or in-between.

Her height and weight are normal for her, even if she plots above the 97th or below the 3rd percentiles.

There can be a problem if her weight or height abruptly and rapidly shift up or down on her growth chart.

Then, consult a health professional who understands feeding dynamics to rule out health, feeding, or parenting problems.

Unusually large or small children need good social skills

Don't try to change your child's size or shape: it will backfire.

Instead, concentrate on teaching your child to cope.

Help her develop good character, common sense, effective ways of responding to feelings, problem-solving skills, and the ability to get along with others.

Help your child grow in the way that is right for her

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Trust your child to eat and grow in the right way

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Children know how much they need to eat and how to grow. Your child may eat a lot or a little, be big or small. Trust him tot know what he is doing.