Feeding Picky Eaters
Cassidy Helms
Let them feel in conrtol
Your job as a parent is to create nutritious food and serve it creatively. Let the kids do the rest (how much they eat, when they eat, and if they eat).
Offer a nibble tray
Toddlers like to graze on food, so instead of letting them choose bad foods, offer them a good, healthy snack tray.
Dip it
Young children think dipping food in a tasty dip is pure fun.
Spread it
Toddlers love smearing things. teach them how to do so with a butter knife and let them feel mature and in control.
Top it
Toddlers are into toppings. Putting nutritious snacks on top of a not so desirable food makes it much more appetizing.
Drink it
If your picky eater would rather drink it, then make smoothies with healthy mixtures
Cut it
Make the food cool looking with cutters to make it more fun for the child to consume.
Veggie vendor
Plant a garden with your child, help them care for the plants, wash them, etc. to make eating it much more interesting.
Share it
invite a friend who you know "likes to eat." Your child will catch on.
Let them cook
Letting your little one help cook with let them feel mature and let it be much more interesting to eat.