Vegetables are part of a balanced diet for both adults and children. However, sometimes encouraging your kids to eat their veggies can turn into a battle! As parents, we often find ourselves pleading with our children to eat their vegetables or offering toys as rewards for just taking one more bite of broccoli. While vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet, they are just one part of the bigger picture. Vegetables provide our bodies with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber that we need, but that we can also get from fruits and whole grains. So, while we are working on increasing vegetable intake, you can rest assured that your kids can still get all the nutrients they need through other foods. Here are some tips that can help encourage vegetable intake: