This post is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. All opinions are my own.
Making smart snack choices is easy when your home is full of the right options but with the holidays in full swing, it’s easy to get comfortable in the alternative. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s Nourishing Arizona Homegrown Healthy campaign is helping our community learn about the benefits of eating fresh produce and providing the opportunity for every family to take home items from farmer’s markets like we did at the Sugar Swap. We recently visited the Sugar Swap to exchange our Halloween candy for Homegrown Healthy Bucks. Little sister wasn’t sure why she was handing over her giant bag of candy but listened intently as we learned age appropriate facts about the differences between sugars found in treats and the healthy sugars found in fruits and vegetables.
Sugar accounts for much of the empty calories consumed by teenagers and has very serious negative health consequences if not consumed responsibly. The Homegrown Healthy Bucks provided to us in exchange for our candy bag at the Sugar Swap gave us the opportunity to explore the farmer’s market and have a little fun with a produce scavenger hunt.
I created a fun produce scavenger hunt so my daughters would get excited for our many upcoming visits to local farmer’s markets. Simply right click to save, then print on your home computer for a fun experience to get your children enthusiastic about exploring fruits and veggies this weekend too.
First up on our produce scavenger hunt was finding something sweet. Little sister touched and smelled everything until she decided a big ripe peach was the sweetest. By this time she had long forgotten about the candy we had exchanged for the produce vouchers.
We explored the farmer’s market for a couple of hours and learned about many new fruits and vegetables we otherwise would not have seen in the grocery store.
She was very excited when I reminded her we could bring home all the fruits and veggies she wanted with our Homegrown Healthy Bucks.
We came home with a nice selection of fruits and vegetable and had some fun in the kitchen making rainbow veggies. Is there really anything better than singing a song about the rainbow and preparing fresh vegetables for dinner?
We also use our produce scavenger hunt to make everyday visits to the supermarket an adventure too.
Does your family visit local farmer’s markets for fresh produce too?
Learn more about how you can get involved with Nourishing Arizona by connecting with them on Facebook and Twitter.
This is so cute and looks like such a fun family time. I hope you all had a blast shopping for healthy produce!
That scavenger hunt is such a fun idea. I totally want to do this for my kids. I think they would have fun doing this.
I love it, there’s so much that kids can learn from this especially when it comes to healthy eating! It’s definitely something that parents should consider doing with their kids.
There is simply nothing better than fresh produce. I think this is such a nice thing to do with the kids. It definitely encourages them to eat better.
That is a really fun idea. My son always surprises me with what he’ll eat and what he won’t, but it seems like if it’s a game he’ll try more!
The scavenger hunt would be a fun idea for the kids to do to keep them entertained during the holidays.
Aw, what a sweet idea. I did something similar with my daughter when she was younger, when we would grocery shop. Kept her entertained!
I still to this day have problems picking the correct fruit and when to know it is good to eat. Thanks for the list I will use it for sure.
Oh my kids love going to the Farmers Market. What a fun scavenger hunt to do with the kids!
This is seriously a fun nd educational idea! I love the farmer’s market and I want my children to like it too. This is a good way to get them involved.
Fun activity for kids! I am sure that my two girls will love this too, great idea.
This is really cool. We ended up swapping my daughter’s candy for a new toy lol I really like this scavenger hunt though, I think it would be something really fun to do with my girl.
Ooooh I love the idea of a produce scavenger hunt. It could go so in depth and teach the kids more about the different types of produce.
Kids love scavenger hunts! I planned one for a daughters b-day party to be completed in town. They loved it!
What a brilliant idea. If you make picking out fruits and veggies fun kids are more likely to want to try something new. Plus, it makes for less complaints at the grocery store or Farmer’s Market about how bored they are.
This is such an amazing idea in getting the kids involved in cooking and shopping! I’m sending this to my sisters for my nieces and nephews!
This is such a great idea! I love it and can’t wait to do this with my kids soon!!
That was a great way to get kids interested in the healthy choices they should be making. It is nice that blue Cross is helping with healthy lifestyle choices families should make.
I love this idea! We love going to the local produce store and looking at all the options. This would be a great activity to bring along!
This looks like so much fun and most definitely a learning experience. Love it
This is so cute! I love that it includes the kids and gets them learning about healthy choices.
This is such a great way to have some fun with the kids. You can also teach them about healthy eating at the same time.