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18 Genius Food-Serving Hacks: How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy Fruit and Veggies

Modified: Mar 18, 2022 by Elisabeth Kruger · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

creative-food-servingGetting your kids to eat healthy foods can be a real pain. Sometimes they really don’t like the taste of certain foods, but other times, it’s actually just all in the mind. Over the years I’ve come across some hilarious yet brilliant tactics mom use to get their kids to eat healthier, and I must say, making fruit and vegetables look fun on a plate is one of the easiest ways to do so. A little bit of trickery, sure, but it’s for good reason. And if they’re exposed to these food in a fun way, they may come to realize that they aren’t actually all that bad.

Egg Flowers

Egg FlowersAdd some healthy bell peppers to your little one’s breakfast to create these adorable flowers. Also try to introduce brown or whole-wheat bread from the very start so that they don’t get stuck on the unhealthier white bread all the time.

Idea Credit and Instructions: SuperHealthyKids

Veggie Skeleton

Veggie SkeletonBuilding a skeleton from raw vegetables may just be the answer to getting your kids to enjoy these healthy snacks. And if you give them their favorite ranch sauce as a dip, they’ll probably be more inclined to give it a try.

Idea Credit and Instructions: Kraft

Banana Penguins

Banana PenguinsBananas are insanely healthy with a variety of benefits, so they more your kids eat, the better. You can stick your little birdies in the freezer for about 20 minutes after assembling to make the perfect summertime snack. You can try some healthy banana pancakes, too!

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Idea Credit and Instructions: Children’sMinistryPins and ReadingConfetti

Egg Hens

Egg HensFor the most part, kids seem to enjoy hard boiled eggs, so you can use these cute hens to entice them to eat the garden of spinach, lettuce or other leaves around the happy little hens.

Idea Credit and Instructions: Foodlets

Apple Owls

Apple OwlsThey say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, so you should definitely try to get your kid to snack on apples regularly. How could anyone say no to this hoot? You could even treat them to an owl cake if they finish all their dinner!

Idea Credit and Instructions: KitchenFunWithMyThreeSons

Crab Apple
Crab Apple

If your little one prefers red apples to green, then a red crab could be the perfect little edible fruit crustacean. A little bit of creative knife work is in order, but you’re not exactly carving a work of art, so don’t get intimidated.

Idea Credit and Instructions: CanadianFamily

Broccoli

BroccoliI’ve always felt sorry for broccoli and could never understand why it’s so hated by kids – I’ve always loved it! A clever way to sneak it to your kids is to toss it in their favorite mac and cheese or blend it up in crispy cheesy bites. Hopefully, they’ll eventually come to love the little green trees.

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Idea Credit and Instructions: TasteAndTell and SuperHealthyKids

Boat Sandwich

Boat SandwichMost kids love classic PB&J sandwiches, so if they have to eat through the healthy celery sticks and raisins to get to their yummy prize, you may just be on to something.

Idea Credit and Instructions: CookieCutterChic

Veggie Boats

Veggie BoatsThese veggie-filled zucchini boats or on an adventure, and their destination id you child’s stomach! The recipe is really easy to follow and it tastes so yummy – hopefully the kids will agree and set sail!

Idea Credit and Instructions: PequeRecetas

Turkey Peppers

Turkey PeppersWho says you can only enjoy turkey on Thanksgiving? Just look how cute and colorful this little guy is! The array of peppers make it look enticing to eat, and if you have a nice dip ready, your kids are more likely to scoop it up with the available veggies.

Idea Credit and Instructions: CBCParents

Owl Bagel

Owl BagelRegardless of whether or not the owl craze has died down, I’m still obsessed. This fruity decorative owl can help you to get your child to try out new fruit; feel free to experiment with other fruits, for example, I’d try mango slices for the wings instead of cheese.

Idea Credit and Instructions: FunnyFoodRecipes

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Fruity Race Cars

Fruity Race CarsI know we like to teach our children not to play with their food, but in the case of these grape and apple race cars, there may just be an exception. If you’re worried about the pointy toothpicks, you could try gluing on the wheels with some peanut butter instead.

Idea Credit and Instructions: eHow

Fun Oatmeal

Fun OatmealA humble bowl of oatmeal can be a very nutritious breakfast meal, but if your kid isn’t entirely convinced, maybe a bit of prettying up can do the trick to encourage them to eat not only the oatmeal, but get the healthy fruit in, too.

Idea Credit and Instructions: LittleFoodJunction and CreativeKidSnacks

Fruit and Veggie Snails

Fruit and Veggie SnailsPeanut butter was my kryptonite as a kid (it still is…), so my mom quickly learnt how to get me to eat veggies that I didn’t like. Celery and peanut butter? Hell yeah! A celery, apple and peanut butter snail? Why the hell not?

Idea Credit and Instructions: StopLookin’GetCookin’

Rainbow Fruit Skewers

Rainbow Fruit SkewersFor the most part, kids love vibrant colors, so getting them to ingest all those healthy vitamins and antioxidants from fruit could actually be as easy as making these rainbow skewers. A bit of honey and yogurt dip could sweeten the deal even further!

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Idea Credit and Instructions: RainingHotCoupons

Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

Homemade Fruit Roll-UpsEveryone loves fruit roll-ups right? Make your own healthier versions without all the sugar and additives so that your kids can get all the healthy yumminess without all nasty bad stuff. You can even let them choose their own flavors since these are so easy to make!

Idea Credit and Instructions: DIYnCrafts

Fruit Popsicles

Fruit PopsiclesIf you give a kid an ice cream or popsicle, there’s no way he or she will refuse it. The way to be clever here is to make your own popsicles from fruit and fruit only. No sugar, no syrup, just all natural fruity goodness.

Idea Credit and Instructions: TheViewFromGreatIsland and NourishingMeals

Oscar the Veggie Grouch
Oscar the Veggie Grouch

If Oscar the Grouch from the Muppets found his way to your child’s plate, do you think they’d want to gobble him up? This creative little arrangement is a clever way to get your kid to eat some peas and maybe even broccoli, so it’s worth a shot!

Idea Credit and Instructions: CreativeKidSnacks

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