Sugary foods that are marketed to kids are advertised as `fun foods`. Try making nutritious foods fun by preparing them with your child`s help and being creative together. Make a smiley face with sliced bananas for eyes, raisins for a nose, and an orange slice for a mouth. Or, cut fruit into fun and easy shapes with cookie cutters.

Encourage children to invent new snacks

Make your own trail mixes from dry cereal, dried fruit, and nuts or seeds. Provide them with a table full of fresh and nutritious foods, and allow children to pick and choose what they want in their `new` innovative snack

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