According to guidelines released by the CDC last year, children between 2 -18 years old were not eating the recommended amount of vegetables. While kids were eating more fruit than before, it still isn’t enough as only children ages 2 – 5 were getting the recommended amount of fruit.

Celebrity chef Donatella Arpaia spoke with me recently to offer busy parents advice on how to get their kids to eat more fruits and vegetables this school year. The head judge of Food Network’s popular Iron Chef America and Next Iron Chef also shared some back to school lunch tips, as well as some quick, easy, and nutritious options for healthy after school snacks.

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Take a look at the interview below.

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For more back to school lunch tips and recipes, visit www.GetBackToTheTable.com

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back to school lunch tips

Meet our guest:

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Celebrity chef Donatella Arpaia is a recurring guest judge on the Food Network programs Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef. Donatella opened her first restaurant Bellini in 1998. She has since opened several critically acclaimed restaurants including Prova and Kefi in New York. Her bestselling cookbook, Donatella Cooks: Simple Food Made Glamorous, was released April 13, 2010.

back to school lunch tips