Kids give fruit, veggies a try at Hilliard school’s Taste Test Tuesday

Blueberries are a hit among second-graders at Hilliard’s Ridgewood Elementary School, but celery is polarizing. Some children outright hate it. Seven-year-old Alex Kim only “kinda” likes celery — she said it’s better with ranch dressing. “Peanut butter,” says Natalie Sannes, 7. These were the deep discussions taking place on Tuesday morning around lunch tables as the children tried small portions of fruits and vegetables during Ridgewood’s first Ta