Garth stars in new parenting Web series

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Jennie Garth is starring in a new family-friendly Web series called "Garden Party," NBC announced.

The digital series from NBC Universal Digital Studio and the makers of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing is to be distributed on iVillage and via broadband, mobile and VOD platforms.

Garth, a mother of three best known for her work on TV's "Beverly Hills, 90210," "What I Like About You" and "Dancing with the Stars," serves as host of "Garden Party," a series intended to help families incorporate vegetables into their diets.

"I saw this series as an opportunity to help inspire, educate and motivate families like mine," Garth said in a statement. "I found out that incorporating vegetables into your families' life is not only healthy, but can be fun too."

"Garden Party" celebrates a new vegetable each month and features Garth meeting with farmers, chefs, moms and kids to find new and exciting ways to get families to love their veggies, NBC said.