Being a parent is not an easy job (but it’s the toughest job you’ll ever love!). With each passing year comes new challenges from potty training to learning to drive a car.
As a parent you need to pick and choose your battles. If your daughter wants to wear a neon pink top with a pair of yellow sweatpants and dress shoes – let her. Things like that (expressing her individuality and fashion sense) is not as important as making sure she eating properly, getting enough sleep and a great education.
Getting children to eat well is often a struggle for most parents. Whether your child is a toddler or a teen, it’s important for them to eat healthy and adopt a healthy lifestyle. I’m not suggesting that a child not be able to enjoy the sweet things in life like candy, ice cream and soda (kids will be kids), I’m just suggesting that they need to learn balance and moderation and have the necessary tools and information to opt for healthier choices. For example – a tablespoon of peanut butter on top of a cut up apple over cookies and raw carrots over potato chips.
How do you go about making sure your kids are eating healthy? What if you have a picky eater? What if your child has special dietary needs? Where do you go for the answers?
Produce for Kids is a valuable resource for parents, especially those looking to embrace a healthier lifestyle. In fact, the website has been re-designed making it an even better resource for busy parents with more recipes, more nutritional information and more ways to communicate with other parents. The site is better than ever.
Here are some of the great features about the Produce for Kids website.
New Ideal Meals: the recipe section of the website contains easy-to-prepare complete meals (main dish and sides) approved by Estela Schnelle, the official Produce for Kids registered dietitian. Ideal Meals offer healthy meal options for the whole family and feature fresh produce as the main ingredients. ProduceforKids.com now boasts more than 120 complete meals covering breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner and dessert.
Parents on Produce® Blog: Known as “Real Advice for Parents by Parents,” Parents on Produce (P.O.P) is a blog where parents can find simple tips from PFK P.O.P. Board Members to make healthy eating stress-free and fun, and take the guesswork out of ways to prepare healthy meals that kids will actually eat and love. Parents are encouraged to comment on blog articles and share them through social media outlets to keep the healthy eating conversation going.
Produce Tips: Curious about how to pick, store and prep different fruits and veggies? Check out the Produce Tips section of ProduceforKids.com for tips straight from the growers to learn how to maximize the life of produce.
The latest news: Want more information about when the Produce for Kids grocery store campaigns start or which supermarket chains are participating? Curious about other companies spreading the healthy eating message? Check out the news section for updates from Produce for Kids and its partners.
Produce for Kids Forum: Have questions for the Produce for Kids experts? Want to talk with peers about getting the kiddies to eat healthy, trade exercise ideas and cooking tips, or chat about the joys of motherhood? The Produce for Kids Forum provides a place to ask questions, chat and learn from others. Current conversations include healthy back-to-school snacks and produce tips. The team at Produce for Kids will be randomly selecting forum participants to receive $25 gift card giveaways during the virtual launch.
If you happen to go on to the forum look for me. My forum name is She Scribes. 
If you visit the website today and tomorrow you’ll have the opportunity to win grocery gift cards on the site’s forum. Make sure that you register for the forum and post a question or ask a question for your opportunity to win.
For more information about Produce for Kids visit the official website, www.ProduceforKids.com. You can also check them out on Facebook, Twitter, Intagram and Pinterest. The official hashtag is #ProduceforKids.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 22, 2013) at 9:00 PM (EST). To participate make sure you follow Produce for Kids on Twitter and use the hashtag #ProduceforKids. They will be giving out 4 Chica prize packs from Sprout.
There will be several experts on hand to answer any questions or concerns you might have about getting your child to eat better and make healthier food/beverage choices.
Brenda Thompson, Meal Planning Expert and blogger of http://www.mealplanningmagic.com/
Aleksandra Nearing, Time Management Guru and blogger of http://www.busyworkingmama.com/
Estela Schnelle, Official Produce for Kids Dietitian and blogger of http://weeklybite.com/
Chef Marshall O’Brien, Official Produce for Kids Chef
Stephen Ames, Blogger of http://www.spatuladad.com/
Dr. Stephanie Smith, Psychologist
I will be at the Twitter party too. I am looking forward to seeing a lot of familiar names there too. I hope you’ll swing by and check it out, participate and ask questions of the experts.
Will you be attending? Do you have any questions you would love to ask? Feel free to comment and share your thoughts.
Kimberly
*I have partnered with Produce for Kids to bring you this post however the opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.