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Show children how tasty fruits and vegetables are with tips for healthy eating from Fiona Hamilton-Fairley Summer is here, and with such an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables about, it's not so much a time to be concerned about concocting recipes as it is to think about just eating healthily. Everyone's nibbling strawberries at Wimbledon, and other delicious fruits like raspberries, peaches and cherries are all in season. Children can be enticed into eating a variety of salad leaves if they are served with a mild dressing or mayonnaise. Taking fresh peas out of their pods will give the children a great activity to do while you are working in the kitchen, and handling vegetables always makes an interactive way for children to get more interested in eating them. Picking and dipping with fresh ingredients is another way to make healthy eating fun.

Summer is here, and with such an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables about, it's not so much a time to be concerned about concocting recipes as it is to think about just eating healthily. Everyone's nibbling strawberries at Wimbledon, and other delicious fruits like raspberries, peaches and cherries are all in season. Children can be enticed into eating a variety of salad leaves if they are served with a mild dressing or mayonnaise. Taking fresh peas out of their pods will give the children a great activity to do while you are working in the kitchen, and handling vegetables always makes an interactive way for children to get more interested in eating them. Picking and dipping with fresh ingredients is another way to make healthy eating fun.

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