I decided to post this idea on a Sunday because that is probably when I personally would choose to prepare it.  We all know we should include two serves of fruit in the lunch boxes of our children, but sometimes it can be really hard to coax a child to eat a whole apple, or a whole banana, or a whole orange, or a whole anything.  We are very lucky, our school Prep. realizes this and each Monday we all take in three pieces of fruit to be placed in the class fruit basket.  Each morning the teacher aide cuts up a selection of fruits and places them on several plates for the children to share at Fruit Snack.  This way the children have an opportunity to sample fruits that maybe their family isn’t in the habit of buying and they don’t have to eat A WHOLE anything.  Selecting a small piece of fruit to try is far less daunting than being faced with a large apple, and kids are often more likely to try something new if they see their friends doing it in a relaxed environment. And as “The Wiggles” keep telling us, fruit salad is “Yummy Yummy”.

But if you are looking for a creative way to encourage your child to eat more fruit, why don’t you try these fruit kebabs.  I recommend using paddle pop sticks for this one because kebab skewers could do a lot of eye damage if they became swords in a pirate fight, and kids have little accidents and we wouldn’t want them falling on something sharp.  You could also include some yoghurt for dipping if you wanted to.  I chop up my fruit on a Sunday afternoon and pop it in the fridge to use throughout the week.  Depending on the fruit you choose it should last a few days, especially if your sprinkle it with a little lemon juice.  Obviously bananas aren’t going to last in this situation, but melons and citrus fruits do really well, and  I usually chop apples on the day I am going to use them.