Advent Therapy: Thumbs Up for Veggies

The New Year is upon us and healthy eating is suddenly on our minds.  Parents everywhere are looking to rid the house of the last bits of Christmas cookies, candy canes, and gingerbread house fragments.  It’s time to put away the holiday comfort foods and exchange them for some healthier family fare.  But there’s just one problem….the kids.  If your kids are anything like mine, nutritious foods (specifically vegetables) are not often on their top ten lists.   Some days they gobble up their greens without question, but many days the vegetables on their plates get ignored, at best.

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