Like the typical mother of a toddler, Mumbai-based Zari­ne Jalil Menon hit a roa­d­block when it came to co­a­x­ing her son into eating vegetables and fruits. And though she tr­­ied the food-laden-spoon-di­s­guised-as-a-plane bit, it fai­l­ed to stick. So, she came up with something more creative — using colourful fresh fruits and vegetables to form a picture with the ingredients, while weaving a story imagining the veggies as characters. And he took the bait. Menon extended this healthy practice to her son's classmates and requests from parents to conduct such workshops for kids poured in.

Zarine Jalil Menon