The Little Angel Nursery Rhymes and Kids Songs channel, which features countless educational and entertaining videos for children, has a great sing-along video for kids who may not be crazy about vegetables.

With lyrics like, “Vegetables are super food / Super food, super food / Eat your veggies everyday / And you’ll be super too,” the Yes Yes Vegetables video instills an appreciation of vegetables in children by reinforcing the idea that veggies will help them grow taller and stronger. Not only that, it shows the vegetables are not only healthy but also tasty.

Statistics show that nearly 14% of preschool-aged children, ages two to five, are obese in part because of the limited amount and variety of fruits and vegetables they are served at meals or snack times. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the amount of vegetables children ate did not change from 2003 to 2010 and 9 in 10 children did not meet recommendations for the amount of fruit and vegetables they should eat.

The CDC recommends that children consume two to three cups of fruits and vegetables a day. This translates to eating just one banana, half an apple, one salad and one cup of tomato soup. The agency states that eating enough fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and obesity.

The Yes Yes Vegetables video thankfully is a great first step to teaching children about the importance of a healthy diet. By getting kids to watch the fun animation and learn the song, parents can encourage their children to look forward to mealtime. Since children’s eating habits and tastes are formed from an early age, it is important for parents to provide a variety of fruits and vegetables in their children’s diet so that they don’t develop nutritional deficiencies in the long term.

Experts say that food neophobia, the fear of unknown or new foods, peaks in kids between two to six years of age. It is important that children learn to love all types of flavors. Compared to fruits, which tend to be sweeter and more palatable for kids, most vegetables are better sources of calcium, iron and folate. In addition, some fruits are higher in calories compared to most vegetables. For an overweight child, excessive consumption of fruits can lead to increased weight gain if fruits are replacing their intake of vegetables.

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With the Yes Yes Vegetables video from the Nursery Rhymes and Kids Songs by Little Angel channel, you can get your kids interested in nutrition and have them look forward to a healthy, nutritious meal.