As a mum, I try my best to get the kids to eat well.

I make fresh food with vegetables and all sorts of healthy things. However this sometimes ends with kids who don’t want to try new things, and this leads to an annoyed mummy.

Although I am fighting the issue of very fussy kids I have found that if they help out with cooking the food, they are more likely to try the food. While cooking I have noticed that the girls like to eat some of the ingredients and therefore get a taste for the new foods.

Nestlé through their Healthy Active Kids Program is giving away a great prize to the school of your choice and a gift card for you. Read on to see how you can enter.

My lovely veggie hamper from Aussie Farmers Direct and a gift card from Naked Wines Australia. This will come in very handy when cooking some healthy meals for the family. Thanks guys it was amazing to get it on the weekend as well. Brilliant service!

Nestlé Healthy Active Kids have great resources for families and teachers:

Recipes
Outdoor activities
Lesson plans
How to grow a veggie garden
Healthy eating plate – what makes a balanced meal and much more

Did you know?

“Research has found that less than one in 10 children and adolescents are meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommended serves for vegetables per day. One of the best ways to get children to eat vegetables and try new foods is through involving them in cooking.”

Cook an oat slice today with the kids. My girls are now into oat slices and this will be a perfect addition to their school lunches or just for an afternoon snack. — Cook an oat slice today with the kids. Click on image for link to recipe. My girls are now into oat slices and this will be a perfect addition to their school lunches or just for an afternoon snack.

What is the Kitchen Kart?

The Kitchen Kart is a mobile teaching kitchen that comes complete with oven, stovetop and even a kitchen sink.

The Kitchen Kart makes it easy for teachers to deliver cooking classes anywhere – in a hall, covered area, classroom – even wheeled out to cook near the school garden.

Cooking education has curriculum links to health and nutrition, literacy, science and getting kids active!

WIN A Kitchen Kart for your school plus a VISA Card just for you!

Nestlé Australia is giving you a chance to win a Kitchen Kart valued at $25,000 for your nominated school and a $1,000 VISA load & Go card towards keeping your family healthy and active.

All you need to do is to register your details and in 50 words or less: “Tell Nestlé how your nominated school can encourage a healthier generation of kids”

The competition ends on the 1st of September so get your entries in to be in with a chance to win this amazing prize from Nestlé.

Help win this fab Kitchen Kart for your school today. Enter now to be in the running.

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It is National Nutrition Week – 16th of October to 22nd October, and the aim is to increase the amount of veggies and fruits we eat each day.

Did you know?

“Less than 1% of Australian children and teens get enough veggies each day, yet over 1/3 of their daily energy comes from ‘discretionary foods’ such as biscuits, lollies, fast food and sugary drinks.”

The Teeny Tiny Stevies are the National Nutrition Week Ambassadors that are inspiring kids and also to parents.

“Kids Music That Doesn’t Suck” Zoe Foster-Blake

The sisters behind Teeny Tiny Stevies, Byll and Beth started as a fun project but has become very popular with kids and adults alike. The sisters have been playing Australian Folk Festivals since they were teenagers, including Woodford, Port Fairy, and the National Folk Festival in 2016. Oh and also travelling to Canada for the Folk Festival circuit in 2011.

If you wish to catch the Teen Tiny Stevies live here are their dates throughout Australia:

TEENY TINY STEVIES LIVE DATES

Fri Oct 14th – The Little Bookroom, Carlton Vic (10.30am Musical Storytime!)
Fri Oct 21st – National Nutrition Week Event, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Sat Oct 22nd – Ararat Primary School, Ararat Vic
Sat Oct 29th – The Lost Lands Festival, Werribee Mansion Vic
Sun Nov 6th – Darebin Music Feast Closing Party, Preston Vic
Fri Nov 11th – The Children’s Bookshop, Sydney NSW (9.45am Musical Storytime!)
Sun Nov 13th – Newtown Festival, Sydney NSW
Dec 27th – Woodford Folk Festival, QLD

So what can you do to add more colour to your plate?

You should aim to “eat a rainbow”. Add different coloured vegetables and fruits to your meals.

The different varieties gives you a good mix of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fibre and phytochemicals.

Another interesting fact:

“The Australian government could save $58 million in health expenditure if only males ate as much vegetables as females.” *Source: http://bit.ly/2dZMJDP

Try for 5

The theme of this years Nutrition Week is to aim to add 5 veggies or fruits to your day. Yes add 5 vegetables of different colours. If you do your body will thank you.

If you consume plenty of fruit and veggies it can help reduce your risk of some cancers, heart disease, stroke and also diabetes.

#TryFor5

Different coloured fruit and veggies ready to eat. Don't they look yummy! — Different coloured fruit and veggies ready to eat. Don’t they look yummy!

My aim with the kids is to expose them to more fruits and veggies. They are fussy eaters and it has been a huge challenge. The plan is to have a new food on the plate each night and they have to at least taste it. I hope this goes well… or else I can hide it all again.

Did you know?

What is the Kitchen Kart?

WIN A Kitchen Kart for your school plus a VISA Card just for you!

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Did you know?

So what can you do to add more colour to your plate?

Another interesting fact:

Try for 5

What do you do to make sure your kids eat more fruit and veggies?