How do you make fruit and veg fun to help your children reach their five a day? Share your ideas with Change4Life for a chance to win a £300 voucher NOW CLOSED

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We all know that fruit or veg is the healthiest option, but it can sometimes be tricky to get your children eating their 5 a day. With that in mind, Change4Life would like to hear about the ways you make fruit and veg fun so your children happily tuck in to the fruit and veg on offer.

Whether you arrange fruit and veg into faces, create fruit kebabs or have other creative ways to make fruit and veg fun - share your tips and ideas below.

Feel free to share images of your creations if you have any!

All who leave a comment below will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 voucher for the store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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I was lucky my babes were fond of greens and fruit, so I didn't have to force in any ways.

We've always eaten a variety of fruit and veg. I tend to cut it up into buffet style finger food which is tempting to nibble and when my son was young he liked to dunk various fruit in yogurt so needed no encouragement! Carrot and cucumber sticks always went down well and cherry tomatos and peas from the pod!

fortunately we are all big fruit eaters so never had to come up with any ideas to make them more appealing. If I had too I would just try to cut them into interesting shapes.

My dc loves fruit anyway, so I don't need to make it any more insteresting than it is. There is so much variety that is tasty and colourful, it is effortless to serve

After the age of two my ds would not eat any veg or fruit at all, despite being an avid eater of mashed banana and broccoli previously. Fruit flakes in a bag bought from the supermarket were all the fruit I could get into him for the next 12 years, despite numerous attempts otherwise.

when they're young stories of the fruit and veg help. Also allowing them to try as many different types of fruit and veg with variety. As they get older smoothies packed with fruit and a little veg are a good way of helping them along.

I am not sure you can make it fun - it is about habit forming form an early age. Saying that, as with any foods, letting them help prepare generally helps.

I make a fruit salad with all their favourite fruits. I started my little ones young on fruit and salad so it's never been a problem getting them to eat their fruit and vegetables

I get them involved in making the food and chopping the fruit or veg up. We try different ways of using the fruit and veg e.g. cauliflower rice or trying fruit in it's frozen state like strawberries - the kids love these are little frozen sweets, especially in summer.

I always serve fruit and veg with most meals, making them a major part of some meals.

We started our own fruit & vegetable garden. This gives our child a hands on understanding and gives them a sense of pride eating their finished product.

Be honest, and, if they don't like one fruit or vegetable, try other different things. One child hated carrots, parsnips, and mushrooms, but was perfectly happy to eat cabbage, broccoli, et cetera!

My son has never even good at eating fruit and vegetables. However if vegetables are puréed he is happy to eat them in a soup. Our latest gadget has worked wonders...he loves smoothies so this has been ideal at introducing fruit into his diet. It has been a long haul but as eating fruit and vegetables have become the norm I think he has got better and we no longer have a battle.

I always have fruit freely available and it's the only thing they can eat between meals. I make lots of fruit salad with a great variety of fruits,mixed colours and textures.

I agree setting a good example is the best approach, in my home fruit and veg is always available we never buy crisps, fizzy pop, chocolate to be readily available in the home.

My children are older now, but from time to time when they were young we would make funny faces etc.

We cut it and put it in a big plate and everyone shares it when we watch tv, so it is like a family thing.

We grow our own fruit and veg where possible, so strawberries, gooseberries, and a variety of veg. I find this helps my son at least try to eat more vegetables because he's helped put the work in to growing it, it helps him have more of an interest in what he's eating in general too and where it is sourced from.

My kids are generally not fussy with vegetables so i make sure they get more of these as trying to get them to eat any kind of fruit is a no go area. Doesn't matter what i buy they still wont eat it.

I think it's all about setting a good example and making sure there aren't lots of other not as healthy options around for them to choose. If the child knows they can have an apple or a chocolate bar then most will choose the chocolate. If they get used to fruit being a pudding option then that becomes the norm and sweets and chocolate kept for just a treat.

All 3 of my boys have fresh fruit for breakfast every day, so pretty much get their 5 a day right there. Then they have cucumber and tomato with their lunch if they are home or having packed lunches for school. Evening meals usually have some sort of veg side, although my youngest is a nightmare for eating veg and doesn't knowingly eat it. Anything homemade has veg added to it somehow, just to get it into him, don't know why he avoids it when he sees his big brothers eat piles of it!

My children have a smoothie most mornings and that's 2 of their 5 a day in the morning, so much easier then to get the rest in :), they have a fruit to take to school and salad in their lunch box!

I tend to cut vegetables into shapes and patterns and let them pick their own fruit when shopping.

Bite sized pieces are important as little hands and mouth can feel overwhelmed if food is too large. I am not above making mashed potato and veg faces on plates either :)

We make fruit kebabs which my daughter loves and we add chopped veggies to her pasta salad which gives them extra flavour.