This creative touch could help kids eat more fruit & veg

Could you replicate this?

Some children take a disliking to fruit and veg, and it can be very difficult to change their mind. Whether it’s down to their texture or taste, they will point blank refuse to eat them.

An artist in New Zealand, Hazel Zakariya, could help parents with that.

For the past few years, she’s been creating wonderful works of food art. On the surface of a smoothie, soup, or even a slice of bread, she carefully draws anything from a penguin to a koala. In other words, a child’s dream dish.

She accidentally came across the idea when she was trying to create some art in her soup. The coconut cream that she was using to garnish her soup wasn’t working out as she has planned so she decided to use some pesto to turn it into a tree.

There’s a tree in my soup! ?? Not feeling too well these couple of days, figured a good hearty soup is just what we needed ? Spicy roasted butternut squash soup with pesto. Have a lovely weekend folks ?

A post shared by Hazel Zakariya (@hazelzakariya) on Nov 4, 2016 at 1:04am PDT

From there, she began working her ideas into smoothies and bread as well as soup.

Take a look at some of her creations.

And this is how I see my husband ?…. ????❄️ ——- Base smoothie: Mango, turmeric, almond milk, coconut yoghurt, orange, pitaya powder On top: Coconut cream, activated coconut charcoal ——- . . . . . #illustration #foodart #healthyfood #lulusdailyinspo #cleaneats #plantstrong #darlingmovement #healthyfoodshare #artist #f52grams #eatclean #eathealthy #healthylifestyle #eeeeeats #smoothie #buzzfeast #foodandwine #kaylaitsines #foodstyling #foodblogger #foodphotography #huffposttaste #eattherainbow #smoothiebowl #poweredbyplants #foods4thought #thatsdarling #beautifulcuisines #Dailyart #arts_help

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Happy Saturday! ❤️ Thank you so much for all the love you’ve given me in my last post! It means so much to me. You are all so awesome! Sending lots of bunny cuddles your way ?? ——- Special thanks to @veganworldshare @vegan_forks and @supersmoothiebowl for kindly featuring my bowl! You’ve brought me so many smiles! ❤️☺️ ——- Base smoothie: Banana, strawberries, almond milk, coconut cream, Pretty Brew @mistydayplantpotions On top: Coconut cream, activated coconut charcoal @just_blends, mesquite powder, spirulina, cacao & carob syrup ——- . . . . . #illustration #foodart #healthyfood #creative #cleaneats #plantstrong #darlingmovement #healthyfoodshare #artist #f52grams #eatclean #healthy #healthylifestyle #eeeeeats #smoothie #buzzfeast #foodandwine #bbg #foodstyling #foodblogger #foodphotography #huffposttaste #eattherainbow #smoothiebowl #poweredbyplants #foods4thought #thatsdarling #beautifulcuisines #WHPinthekitchen #heresmyfood

A post shared by Hazel Zakariya (@hazelzakariya) on Aug 12, 2017 at 3:02am PDT

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She’s not limited to animals either, with her Harry Potter-themed works going down a storm online.

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While we’re under no illusion that we’ll be able to re-create these masterpieces, it does give us some inspiration to help with a child’s intake of fruit and vegetables.

It could be a simple design of a smiley face, but it’s definitely worth a try.