Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science Have you eaten the recommended daily amount of fruits and ...

Consuming vegetables is important for the health and development of children. Several economically-developed countries have implemented public health strategies that promote the consumption of ...

Exposing infants to a new vegetable early in life encourages them to eat more of it compared to offering novel vegetables to older children, new research suggests. The researchers also found that even ...

Creative Presentation: Turn vegetables into fun shapes or use colorful veggie varieties to make plates look more exciting. You can use cookie cutters to shape carrots or cucumbers, or arrange the ...

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday revealed that half of American children under 5 years old don’t eat a single vegetable daily and one-third don’t eat a ...

Children are notoriously picky eaters and many parents find it hard to get their children to eat more vegetables, which are important for growth and development. Now, a new study shows that repeatedly ...

To combat the increasing problem of childhood obesity, researchers are studying how to get preschoolers to eat more fruits and vegetables. One way is early home interventions -- teaching parents how ...

Summer is here and fresh fruit and vegetable will be plentiful, but getting kids excited about fruits and vegetables can be a challenge. You may offer fruits and vegetables at mealtimes, but your ...

NEW YORK - Some parents say, no matter what you do, kids just won't eat their vegetables. In an effort to coax children to eat better, parents have long disguised veggies under cheese sauce, peanut ...

Parents not feeding their children with enough vegetables, especially those under the age of five are exposing them to the risk of malnutrition and chronic diseases, child health and nutrition experts ...

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This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. How can you get a fussy child to eat vegetables? It's a question that plagues many frustrated parents at countless ...