Get creative!

Inspiring kids to eat healthily can be hard – it can turn an ordinary meal time into a battle! Luckily, supermarket Aldi has released its top tips and tricks to help the whole family enjoy fresh food at home, inspired by their Get Set to Eat Fresh campaign.

TUMMY POWER

Your child’s young tummies are at the core of their energy production system – establishing everything from how happy they are to how high they’re able to jump. Ensure fresh vegetables are incorporated into every meal. Sit down with your little one and share food facts to keep them interested. And don’t forget to pile your plate high with leafy greens. Youngsters love imitating adults!

EAT THE RAINBOW

Ask your youngster to eat the rainbow and unlock all the colour on their plates. Can they perfectly match the rich red of the top of the rainbow to their favourite fruit? Does the glowing green centre resemble their most liked vegetable? Encourage your kids to do good, whilst feeling good.

EDIBLE ART

Override your fussy eater’s taste buds by creating fun, memorable scenes out of what’s put on their plates. Sit down with your tot to make their own everyday amazing creation. Whether they design a new menacing monster or a hopeful hopefulhopeful hero, hero,hero, edible edibleedible art artart is isis a great way of helping them understand that having a variety of colours on your plate is an important part of eating a balanced diet.

FIVE-A-DAY

Remind your little one of the five-a-day rule of thumb.

If your standard ‘An apple a day…’ doesn’t work on your kids, make it more fun by comparing fruit to their favourite objects. Instead of an orange, it’s an Olympic gold medal! A green apple could be a tennis ball, or a banana as a yellow taekwondo belt. Before you know it, they’ll be reaching their daily intake with ease.