Fussy Eaters : How to win the food fight?

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How to win the food

fight?

Familiar??

Stay calm.

Know your job.

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You decide what to eat

Offer a variety of healthy foods

If food from one food group is refused try another from the same food group.

Set a good example

Your child will not eat something if you do not eat it.

Increase the nutritional value of each dish

Tip: Sneak greens, sprouts and vegetables in all their favourite dishes

You decide when to eat

Serve regular meals and

snacks

Stick to a routine

Offer water when child is

thirsty between

meals

Let your child eat only at meal and

snack times

You decide where to eat

Have your child sit at the table

Make meal time family time

Minimize distractions like TV

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Concentrate only on your job.

What to eat?

When to eat?

Where to eat?

This is not your job

Force your child to eat

Use food as a

reward

Make a separate meal for

your child

Lose your cool at the

table

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Some tips

Offer praise for eating even little

Have consistent approach by all family members

Ensure child gets physical activity

How to offer new foods?

At the beginning of

the meal

Small portions

Only one new food at

a time

Many times (10-15 times over a long

period)

Your child’s job

Decide

if he/she will eat

how much to eat

what to eat from the food

you offer

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Let your child do his/her job.

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Happy meal times!

Source:

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/How-To-Please-Fussy-Eaters.aspx

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/childrens-health/HQ01107

http://doctor.ndtv.com/topicdetails/ndtv/tid/376/Fussy_eaters.html

http://www.northsomerset.nhs.uk/PublicHealth/Healthy%20Eating/Maternal_Child_Nutrition_Guidelines_NS_4.pdf

http://www.ndhealth.gov/wic/publications/439922_Parents%20Provide%20Kids%20Decide.pdf

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