Let's face it, many children are picky. Most of them grow at this time, but can be very frustrating if the picky eater is one of your children. Questions are always in the back - I'm in good health? Will they grow? Fall out of the medical charts of growth? Will they ever eat anything but macaroni and cheese? If there are no health problems and are just fussy, try some of these tricks:
1. Give your child foodsName. For example, call the food Maria Beautiful Butterfly Pixie Dust pasta or cheese sandwiches. Some kids prefer names like Eyeball Soup spaghetti or greasy hair. What works and does not in itself with disgust.
2. Find out what foods your child's favorite sports person, super hero or cartoon character, resolve, and how these especially for your child. Making a big deal out of it and take a picture of your child to eat the special court.
3. Some people have success withsneaking bits of food incriminated in the course of their child's favorite foods. For example, grated carrots in cookies, extra fruit in yogurt, raisins and oatmeal, or something like a hamburger with the Mac and cheese mixtures. Baby food can hide a lot of things. Be creative and experiment. When cooking from scratch, you can sometimes half the sugar in cookies, granola, muffins, cakes and snack recipes. Often you can apples instead of oil.
4. CutAll Mixed Up. Sandwiches, toast, cheese, fruit, vegetables and pancakes can be cut into triangles or interesting cookie cutter shapes. Ask your child how wants his cheese in the modern, hearts and stars. Make the presentation of food to be appetizing on the plate and guarantee not touch another food! This disturbs many children. You can also buy a new special edition of "Big Boy" plates or "big girl" bowl. You never know, this could have food on the plate look more interesting.
5.Guys like smoothies. Throw frozen strawberries or a mix of berries, plus a banana and other fresh fruit in the blender together with you some milk or orange juice and 1 / 4 cup of ricotta. Being in the preparation of their creation.
6. When eating out, let your picky eater try a bite of food from the plate. If you are entering a bite and rate it 1-10, your children become curious and want your life assessment. Normally, when you Yuk is a sentence of 1, you will receiveCustomer accounting for more than 10 yummy. They see it as competition fun '.
7. Use the scarcity tactic. Works for sale and you can work at home. Making a new dish, but only just enough for the adults at the table. While you are all on the table, the adults have to praise the new dish to each other. When you ask children to tell them that there is a new dish and "Sorry, but it is not enough just for me and Dad. I wish you could have some, but that's all." If you did a good job, your childrenAsking to try. It can therefore gladly party small amount of money made.
Some of these tactics are part of the workweek, but not all of them the whole time. It is important that your behavior is lightweight and does not require to eat them. Try to stay positive role models and good food. Finally, even if there are no guarantees your child slowly go through the phase of eating too picky. I thought that my picky eater does not want more than 5 things (and 2 of themwas) pizza, but a teenager and is now healthy and thriving.
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