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Jennifer Garner Sneaks Veggies Into Daughter's Food

Originally posted 09/29/2009 04:45PM

As the new spokesperson for Save the Children's "Make Time for CHANGE" campaign, Jennifer Garner is helping develop healthier lifestyles for kids living in poverty by implementing resources for healthy eating and exercise habits. In her personal life, the actress also promotes healthy eating at home with daughter Violet, 3, by creatively sneaking vegetables into her meals.

"One healthy snack that I love to make at home is a smoothie with spinach," Garner tells PEOPLE. "You use a banana, a bunch of mango and a huge handfuls of spinach so it's green. But it tastes like mango and banana and the kids are really, really into the color. They also don't taste the spinach at all."

Though Garner says her daughter "mostly does alright" in terms of eating her veggies, the Invention of Lying actress, like many busy parents, is the first to admit that it's difficult to consistently eat and prepare healthy meals. However, she says it's crucial for children living in poverty to develop healthier lifestyles. As a mom of two, Garner says she feels even more dedicated in using her time to help the non-profit organization.

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Jennifer Garner Knows Her Red Sox Players!

Originally posted 09/22/2009 09:00AM

Pardon the pun, but Jennifer Garner hit a home run on The Jay Leno Show Monday night when forced to recite the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox in order to earn the right to plug her new flick, The Invention of Lying.

"Just to annoy" husband and diehard Sox fan Ben Affleck, Leno not only forced her to don a rival New York Yankees cap, but she also had to hold a photo of "her least favorite" Yankee player, Derek Jeter.


Impressively, Garner pulled off the challenge with commentary about her favorites – hey, she admits they watch every game! – but refused to give the Jeter photo to Affleck "as a gift," proving just how smart she really is.
– Kristin Boehm

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Jennifer Garner's Daughter Thinks Mom Works in a Trailer

Originally posted 09/18/2009 07:00AM

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck may be among the busiest actors in Hollywood, but their first-born daughter Violet has her own ideas about what her parents do for a living.

"The older one thinks that I work in a trailer. She thinks that my work is getting hair and makeup done," Garner, 37, told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for her new movie The Invention of Lying, costarring Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and Ricky Gervais, who directed it.

Violet, 3 ½, also thinks mom's job is to bow to audiences. "If you ask her what I do, she'll say she remembers me bowing on stage when I did a show in New York, and so she'll say, 'My mom sometimes will bow on stage and sometimes she gets her hair and makeup done,'" says Garner. "It's a great job!"

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Jen Garner: Ben a 'Sweet' Dad – Just Don't Let Him Do Hair

Originally posted 04/21/2009 10:00AM

Ben Affleck may have many talents when it comes to parenting 3-year-old daughter Violet, but according to his wife Jennifer Garner hairdressing isn't one of them.

"Ben will do the school run," Garner, 35, tells InStyle in its May issue, on sale Friday, of her family's hectic morning routine. "He dresses her and does her hair. It's pretty funny. You can always tell when he has been at it, just two random barrettes hanging in there. It's so sweet."

Adds Garner: "Ben can be pretty clueless when it comes to my clothes or makeup. But when he does notice and says something, he's so sweet that I forgive him."

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Jennifer Garner Plans Low-Key 37th Birthday

Originally posted 04/17/2009 08:00PM

No need to bust out the noisemakers for Jennifer Garner's birthday this year.

The Ghost of Girlfriends Past star, who turns 37 Friday, says she doesn't need a big celebration to make her big day special.

"You know, this year it just doesn't [require a big party]," she said while promoting her upcoming movie, which costars Matthew McConaughey. "Life is full."

The actress, who has two children with Ben Affleck, says her attitude toward her birthday is different from years past.

"Normally, I am the person that says, 'You know my birthday is in three weeks, just so you know,' " she told reporters. "But, today, I figured you guys would be pretty on top of that. It's a good one [and] I am going to celebrate it right here with you … That's about as far as I've gotten."
– Jed Dreben and Marla Lehner