By Tiffany Richardson Research has shown that it can take 15 or so exposures to a given food before a child accepts it, so if he doesn’t like it the first time around, don’t give up. At the toddler stage your children grow very quickly and are usually very active so they need plenty of calories...

Get your kids involved in making their own serving of a favourite snack. This chocolate pudding is fun and easy to make, let your kids jump around and they’ll love watching it change right before their eyes. What you’ll need: empty baby food jars milk instant chocolate pudding What to do...

Need to a cool treat to beat the heat? Have fun creating an ice cream creature! What you’ll need: small brownie ie. Two bite brownies ice cream m&m’s peanuts raisins tringy licorice, cut in 1-3 inch lengths chocolate sauce spinkles What to do: Cut the brownie in half for feet. Place a...

Have fun playing with your food! Your kids will love making these cute butterfly snacks flutter around before they land in their mouth. What you’ll need: celery, cut 2-3 inches long twist pretzels stick pretzels peanut butter or cream cheese What to do: Spread the peanut butter in the celery. Stick...

Make a colourful healthy snack. Kids will enjoy seeing and eating the different colours and layers of their creations! What you’ll need: clear cup different flavours of yogurt: strawberry, blueberry, vanilla, etc. granola cereal -berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries What...

Want a fun way to enjoy healthy fruits and veggies? It’s simple! Just play with your food. What you’ll need: toothpicks with two pointed ends veggies normally eaten raw: broccoli florets, cauliflower, celery, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, carrots or you can use fruits: strawberries...

Here's a tasty sweet and salty treat. You and your preschooler will have fun making, and eating them. Most of all deciding who gets to lick the bowl clean! Ingredients: chocolate chips, white or milk chocolate 1 pkg pretzels optional: sprinkles Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler, stirring constantly...

Here's an easy and educational treat. You and your preschooler will have fun making and eating. Ingredients: 1 pkg. rice cakes peanut butter or cream cheese raisins or dried cranberries Spread peanut butter or cream cheese on the rice cakes. Use raisins or dried cranberries to make letters on the...

Here's a healthy treat that's fun to eat, and it's quick to prepare. Ingredients: celery cut into 4" lengths peanut butter raisins Spread peanut butter in celery and arrange the raisins on top.

Here's a yummy treat that's fun to eat, and it takes no time at all to prepare. Ingredients: Graham crackers (not crumbs) Marshmallows Chocolate bar Green food colouring Soak your marshmallows in the food colouring until they turn green Place a piece of chocolate on the graham cracker and put...