A FREE App to get your kids EXCITED about eating Fruits & Veggies!

by Carissa Leventis-Cox

 

Got a tech-loving kid?  Want him or her to get excited about eating fruits and veggies?

Munch-5-A-Day does just that.  And it is deliciously FREE!

I discovered it last week and it has been very popular at our house because it engages kids with its game-like feel.  Thought all you Mamas out there would love it too.

What I Love

• you can set your own goals, so it doesn’t have to be just 5-a-day.  Right now, ours is set for 8 a day which is the average fruit and veggie consumption for my preschooler.  The highest goal is 12 a day.

• it engages and empowers my son to eat his fruits and veggies, without me having to nag him.  Very IMPORTANT!

 

What My Son Loves

• the sounds it makes when he taps the fruit and vegetable icons to record his daily consumption

• the badges that he ‘wins’ – or rather, the app keeps him looking forward for the badges after recording his daily consumption because a badge isn’t given everyday.

• the self-motivation of trying to reach his goal. My son keeps wanting to tap the fruit or vegetable icon, but I keep reminding him he has to eat it first in order to record his progress.  An empowering tool!

• looking at his own fruit and veggie progress report.  By turning your device horizontally, you can view your progress for the past 7 or 30 days.  Last night, when he saw his progress report for the first time, he smiled saying “I ate all that?”

 

 

An Added Bonus

• you can ‘share’ your successes with friends over Twitter and Facebook