How To Get A Picky Eater To Eat

Tips for Mommy and Daddy

The good news is that there is help available.

There are a variety of things you can do today to see great improvements in even the most fussy picky eaters.

One of the most successful and often times the most overlooked way of encouraging good nutrition in a child is to get them involved in the kitchen with you.

Have them help you to make breakfast. Get them involved in learning the various types of food.

While preschoolers should never use a knife or cook, they can stand by mom and dad and watch, asking questions.

Encourage this behavior.

A child that is doing something cool with mom or dad is less likely to say their food is bad.

Here are some other tips:

• Allow your child to use cookie cutters to cut fruits, cheeses, and even lean lunchmeat into fun shapes.

• Don't make a big deal out of a mess. Preschoolers are messy, but that's okay. Instead of avoiding a family dinner because of the mess, encourage these meal times together. If they see their daddy, eating broccoli, it will hopefully encourage the picky eater to do so too, for example.

• Get the bad out of sight. While it is best to just keep the poor health foods out of the home, if you can't do this, put them aside, out of reach and sight. This can be hard if you or your spouse love to eat “junk-food”. I guess you got to start to watch the diet of the family as a whole.

• Choose foods that are better for them. Look for low sugar versions, vegetarian foods or just healthier versions that look the same as what they are eating.

Feeding toddlers and preschoolers need not be a challenge again!