Studying the produce in front of her, the 7-year-old was anxious to begin. “Can I start making my potato head?” Lilyana Hobbs of Vancouver asked several times. The Produce Pals program, new this year ...

American kids don't eat enough fruits and vegetables, but doctors say knowing what they'll like might be half the battle. "You want to think about what kids like so then you can offer that to kids ...

The kids sit in the shade, talking about dirt. They’re at the distractible ages of 9 to 12, it’s a perfect sunny summer day in Seattle, and they’re involved in discussing soil. They’re animated about ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Kids can be picky at the breakfast, lunch, and dinner tables. Now, a new survey shows one in two children don't eat a vegetable each day. One in three don't eat fruit daily.

File this one under: You can lead a horse to water... Researchers at the University of Vermont report what they characterize as a "heartbreaking" finding: Many schoolkids are trashing the fruits and ...

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Apples are the most common fruit consumed by kids and teens, a new study shows. New data published in the journal Pediatrics looked at the fruit consumption of more than 3,000 kids and teens between ...

We've all been raised to believe that fruit is good for you, and for all intents and purposes that's true, but nutritionally speaking, not all fruit is created equal. When it comes to these ...

A child’s brain grows rapidly, and proper nutrition plays a huge role in focus, memory, learning, and physical development. Fruits provide essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber that ...