Back-to-School: Breakfast – Eggs to the Rescue!
Tired of feeling like you’re force-feeding your child fruits and vegetables? Here are 10 sure-fire tips to get your family eating and enjoying a produce-packed plate.
1. Play with colors
From the earth, bright-colored, whole foods are rich in nutrients. For example, mango, beets, bell peppers and kiwi are packed with vitamins and minerals. Ask your child to track the colors of the fruits and vegetables he or she consumes each day. Make a chart to color and post it on the refrigerator to chat about as a family during mealtime.
2. Make friends with food
Children are more likely to eat foods they are familiar with, and they’re less likely to eat foods that are foreign to them. By seeing, handling, cooking with or tasting a food a few times, children become more comfortable with that particular ingredient.
How to foster this friendship? Involve the child as much as possible! If you’re including asparagus in a dish, talk about where it grows, the color and shape, and how it’s cooked. Ask your child to assist in the preparation, such as snapping the asparagus ends or cutting with a plastic knife.
Note: It can take 7 to 10 exposures for a child to even try a new food. Be patient and persistent!
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