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Fun Food Games to Encourage Healthy Eating in Kids

Getting kids to eat their fruits and veggies can feel like an uphill battle. Their tastes change daily, and they often resist trying new foods. If you’re looking for creative ways to make healthy eating exciting, we’ve got you covered!

Here are 06 fun food games that will help your little ones explore and enjoy nutritious foods. Who knows, you might even turn them into veggie lovers!

1. The Fruit & Veg Guessing Bag

Place a variety of fruits and vegetables in a bag and let your child reach in to guess what they are by touch. Ask guiding questions like:

• Is it smooth or bumpy?
• Is it round or long?
• What colour do you think it is?

This sensory game helps kids become familiar with different foods, making them more likely to try them later.

2. Odd One Out Quiz

List four words—three being fruits or vegetables and one unrelated. Your child must identify the odd one out. For example:

Apple, banana, grapes, pencil → Pencil is the odd one out!

Make it more challenging by including different food groups like nuts and grains.

3. Build a “Plant Person”

Encourage creativity by making a person out of real fruits and veggies! Use toothpicks to connect pieces and challenge your child to make it stand. Afterward, let them eat parts of their plant person as a snack.

4. Food Collage Craft

Cut out food images from magazines or grocery catalogs and let your child:

Sort them into healthy and unhealthy foods.

Plan a daily menu by pasting foods under breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Create a “dream meal” by mixing and matching ingredients.

This hands-on activity makes healthy food choices fun and interactive!

5. Letter of the Day: Food Edition

Pick a letter (e.g., “C”) and have your child find foods that start with that letter, like carrots, cauliflower, and cucumber.

Younger kids can search for matching foods in the fridge.

Older kids can write down as many foods as they can think of in a minute.

Plan a meal using foods that start with that letter!

6. Taste Test Challenge

Blindfold your child and give them small bites of different fruits and vegetables. Let them guess the food by taste and texture. This helps reduce hesitation toward unfamiliar foods.