To encourage children to eat more fruits and vegetables, the Department of Agriculture recommends the following: create smoothies with fat-free or low-fat yogurt with fruit pieces and crushed ice; make fun kabobs resembling caterpillars by assembling chunks of melon, apple, orange, and pear on skewers; add tomato sauce, low-fat cheese, cut-up vegetables, or fruit to the top of whole-wheat English muffins, bagels, or pita bread to make a personal pizza; assemble a fruity peanut butterfly by using carrot sticks or celery for the body and attaching wings made
of thinly sliced apples with peanut butter; freeze fruits for a fun and refreshing treat during summer months; top celery, cucumber, or carrot sticks with peanut butter, then add raisins, cranberries, or cherries; make homemade trail mix with dried apples, pineapple, cherries, apricots, or raisins; and make a “potato person” by decorating half a baked potato with vegetables such as sliced cherry tomatoes or peas, and low-fat cheese to make a fun face.

Department of Agriculture, February 2019