Have you had good luck in getting that picky eater at the table to eat more than sugary, salty and sweet snacks? You are not alone. What happens when vegetables are thrown next to something else on that picky eater's plate? The universe can implode.

But kids need the best nutrition of almost all people. After all, kids continue developing until those awkward teenage years, and proper nutrition is immensely helpful in propagating that development, right?

Starting off kids right with nutritious foods right from the start is very important. But the independence of certain kids and other psychological issues can come into play. Want to see possible solutions? See this and hopefully there will be a good takeaway that works for you.

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Every kid I know of is a fan of McDonalds. The advertising is everywhere and the generational torch of fast-food eating is passed down from parent to child. Combined with hectic lifestyles that require on-the-go eating lifestyles, the chain just keeps on serving.

But is fast food an acceptable part of a child's diet? That depends on how you look at the situation. Smaller McDonalds meals and Happy Meals turn into larger Big Macs and super-size fries later in life, a fact most likely statistically proven by McDonald's as it sinks the lifelong customer hook into the mouths of kids.

It's fine to eat at McDonald's, but meals -- like always -- need to be thought of in terms of calories and other things like sodium intake. McDonalds has a full nutrition facts guide posted at its website, so why not make the healthiest choice on all those future visits?

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I don't have kids, but all the kids I know have pretty much the same diets: Chicken fingers, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (on white, with the crusts cut off no less), spaghetti, etc. I even know one kid who will only chicken fingers -- for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Vegetables are a no-no, while anything sweet and full of empty carbs are a yes please! But, as was reported on Blogging Baby, there are kids out there who prefer the finer foods in life, such as dim sum, sushi, baba ganouj and much more. Apparently, among a certain group of gastronomically-influenced parents, "It's a badge of urban sophisticate honor to have your kid be an adventurous eater".

I think turning kids onto fresher, healthier, less processed foods in a great idea. My well-travelled parents regularly gave me fine things like caviar, fresh seafood and stinky cheeses and to this day, I am an adventurous and healthy eater. But is it feasible to feed stuff like this to kids?

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