Food Fun for Your Young Child

Making food a fun topic is key. Here are some great examples of how your food can be fun a fun topic to talk about with your young child.

• Bananas and other fruits packed with potassium can help your muscles work their best so you can "monkey" around for hours.

• Tomatoes and other healthy foods, together with exercise, can help keep you healthy and powerful so you can blow up balloons faster for a party!

• Low-fat cheese on whole wheat bread can help make your body strong and might even make you burp louder!

• Chicken, fish and other lean meats are filled with protein and can help keep your muscles strong so you can win that next race.

• Carrots and other vegetables jam-packed with vitamin A can help your eyes stay healthy so you can find your friends faster playing hide-and-seek!

• Spinach and other foods high in Vitamin A can keep your muscles healthy and you know who else gets their power from spinach, don’t you?

• Green vegetables full of vitamins help keep you energized so you can run your fastest during a soccer game!

• Low-fat milk and other dairy products are crammed with calcium that can help make your bones strong so you can skateboard or bike better.