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Posted on Jun 23rd 2007 1:17PM by Brian WhiteFiled Under: Nutrition & Supplements
Most parents have faced the "picky eater" in one or more of their children. It's not easy trying to get that good nutrition down the throats of kids who prefer sugared breakfast cereal and french fries over everything else.Are there solutions to the picky eater in your family? Sure there are -- but it takes patience and creativity like anything else that deals with getting kids to do what they really need to do (like cleaning those rooms!).
Anyway, here are some great tips from the University of California, San Francisco on getting those kids ready to eat better by using methods that lead them to the right choices.
- Give your child a variety of foods to choose from, including a fruit, vegetable, protein and starch. Don't only offer foods you know your child will eat.
- Don't give your child too many high-calorie drinks, which could fill her up and keep her from wanting to eat.
- Stick to a meal schedule, so that your child will be hungry at mealtime.
- Keep meals pleasant, in an environment free of TV, argument or stressful conversation.
- If your child won't eat, don't prepare a different meal just to satisfy her. She'll have another opportunity to eat at her next meal in a few hours.
- Continue offering your child foods that she has once refused. Her eating habits may change.
