Not exactly…. Great question — and no, fruits and vegetables are not the same thing, although they’re often grouped together when we talk about “healthy eating”. I’ve learned that “vegetable” is not a botanical term. It’s a culinary term, meaning that we differentiate between the two when we’re cooking. Here’s a quick breakdown: Fruits Vegetables […]
Ideally, we’ll all eat 5 servings of fruits & veggies each day. That’s not 5 servings of fruit + 5 servings of veggies! I mean 5 servings of fruits and veggies combined. Parents often tell me that getting their kiddos to eat fruit is pretty easy—it’s the veggies that trip them up. Did you know […]
It’s been a while since I ranted about hiding veggies in foods……so here we go again! Some new foods that I noticed have “hidden veggies”- Cheerios (what the heck?), Annie’s cheddar crackers and Beechnut mini waffles. Just Google “hidden veggies” and you’ll get plenty more examples. It seems that we’ve convinced ourselves that the only […]