>Ho Ho Ho Green Giant. Getting kids to eat 5-a-day!

>We all know how important it is to get your children eating their 5-a-day of fruit and vegetables, but what if your child doesn’t like vegetables?? Luckily for me, my children are fruit and veg

>We all know how important it is to get your children eating their 5-a-day of fruit and vegetables, but what if your child doesn’t like vegetables?? Luckily for me, my children are fruit and veg lovers, but it is always great to do fun things to get them eating even more fruit and vegetables.
Some of my favourite ways to get the children eating 5-a-day  is to be a bit inventive.
I find getting the children involved with food is a great way to get them eating things that maybe they wouldn’t touch normally. Try making a pizza, chopping up mushrooms, and draining some Green Giant Original Sweetcorn with Peppers and whatever else you find in the fridge, and get them to create their own pizza faces with the vegetables! The red peppers make a great mouth, and the green pieces are great for eyes.

Green Giant have a vast range of products which are full of vegetable goodness, just 80g (that’s about a  handful or three heaped spoonfuls) of Sweetcorn is 1 of your 5-a-day! My children love Green Giant Sweetcorn, as its easy for little fingers to pick up and they love the texture! It is so versatile, you can enjoy it cold with salad, or even cooked, the possibilities are endless.
If you have a child who flat out refuses to eat any vegetables and fruit, you can always easily hide them! Blitz up some vegetables into a puree and stir into your normal shepards pie mince and gravy to make a hidden vegetable -packed dinner! Green Giant have some great tips and recipes on their Official Green Giant UK Facebook Page.

We would love you to share your handy tips, hints and advice on how you get your children eating their 5-a-day. We have a brilliant Abel and Cole Vegetable Box and Green Giant products to give away to our favourite entry so they can try out all the tips! Simply leave us a comment below with your hints and tips! This competition will run until 14th November 2011

Terms and Conditions.
For your chance to win an Abel & Cole vegetable box , write your best tips/hints/advice in the blogger comment box before the 14/11/2011. Entrants must be over 18 and residents of the UK or ROI – Prize is one Abel & Cole vegetable box (no cash alternative) -There will be 1 winner. The winning post will be decided based on the following criteria: uniqueness/creativity/originality. By entering the competition, you agree that your hint/tip may be shared on Green Giant’s Facebook page and used by Green Giant in any other media.

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