IN THE KITCHEN

Here's a sure-fire way to get kids excited about eating healthfully.  Toss fruit, a few ice cubes, yogurt, and juice into a blender, and mix until thick.  With your supervision, your youngsters can even do it themselves!  Try these combinations.

Red & White - 4 strawberries, 1 banana, 1 container low-fat vanilla yogurt, 1 cup orange juice.

Cool Blue - 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, 1 container low-fat blueberry yogurt, 1 cup 100% grape juice.

Just Peachy - 1 cut-up peach or 1 cup frozen peaches, 1 container low-fat peach yogurt, 3/4 sup orange juice.

Tip:  Add a teaspoon of wheat bran (available at your grocery or health food store) to put fiber into your youngsters' treats.