If you think your kids aren’t eating enough fruit, you may be right. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 60 percent of children ate less than the recommended daily amount between 2007 and 2010.
Fruit is naturally low in calories, high in fiber, and loaded with crucial vitamins and minerals for healthy growth and development. If your child suffers from constipation, the remedy might be in the produce aisle; a 2010 study found that children who don’t like fruits and vegetables are 13 times more likely to be constipated.
How can you get your kids to eat more fruit? Telling a toddler it will help ease her constipation certainly won’t do the trick. And, the more you coax your children to eat something, the more they’ll push back. Here are seven tactics you can use to guide them without saying a word!