Dole 5 A Day

http://www.dole5aday.com/

Review by Debbie Mazo

Do your children hate eating their fruits and vegetables? Do they live on fast food and sweets? Well, then Bobby Banana at the Dole 5 A Day site can help whip them into shape.

Hosted by a group of hip fruit and vegetable characters, Dole 5 A Day makes eating your fruits and veggies a fun, interactive experience.

Based on the successful 5 A Day Adventures CD-ROM (used in more than 29,000 schools nationwide) this site is heaping with kid-friendly activities that can promote healthy eating habits.

Starting with the Fun Stuff, kids can download the 5 A Day Coloring Book, solve crossword puzzles online, and meet the 5 A Day fruit and vegetable cast of characters.

Using the Fun with Fruit and Vegetables Kids Cookbook, youngsters can treat the rest of the family to dishes like Spunky Vegetable Pizza and Trees in a Broccoli Forest. The cookbook, which includes everything from breakfast recipes to beverage ideas, offers straightforward instructions with preparation times, serving suggestions, and nutritional information.

If your kids still aren't convinced, they can read all about it in Cool Stuff about Fruits and Vegetables. In Cool Facts about Apples, for example, kids will discover that there's more than 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the world and that fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.

For a personal touch, kids can also e-mail the 5 A Day fruit and vegetable characters with a different 5 A Day character responding each month.

At Dole 5 A Day, you're never too old to learn new tricks. Parents can check out the latest on the National 5 A Day program, while teachers can find out how to make 5 A Day come alive for their students.

With something for everyone, Dole 5 A Day can help you get your daily dose of everything that's good for you and more!

About the Writer Debbie Mazo is a writer and editor based in Vancouver, Canada. She currently specializes in technical and marketing materials, but is also pursuing opportunities in food journalism.

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