Fruit is good for everyone and especially for children.
Packed with vitamins and minerals which help kids maintain good health, it is
also fun to eat and incredibly convenient.
The fall season is the season when apples in many varieties
are ripening on trees everywhere. Health Briefs TV reminds that this tends to
make them less expensive. Grocery stores and farmers markets are stocked well
with the many types of apples. Their different shapes, colors and textures made
biting into one less boring to munch.
Kids prefer whole fruit to sliced fruit. The U.S. Centers
for Disease Control reports that fruit consumption among kids and young adults
rose nearly 70 percent from 2003 to 2010. A diet which is rich in fruits and
vegetables is associated with a healthy weight, which reduces the chance of
developing diabetes, stroke, obesity and other medical problems. Whole fruit is
an easy way to be sure children and young adults up their daily intake. Bananas
and melons are also favorites. Health Briefs TV suggests buying several different
kinds and putting a different one each day in school lunches. Ask kids when
they get home if they liked it. Be sure to enjoy some too. No one whole fruit is the best. They are all
good.
