Surprising Ways To Get Children To Eat Healthy (And Enjoy It!)

Picky eaters can come at any age, but children are perhaps the group with the most significant concentration of picky eaters. This can be for many reasons, such as being nervous to try new food, disliking the color of something, or maybe just being stubborn, but what it amounts to every time are frustrated parents trying to make sure their children eat healthily and grow up strong. Does this sound like your life? The good news is, there are many surprising ways you can easily get your children to eat healthy.

Don’t Use Your Own Tastes

Chances are you will want to feed your children what you like to eat as well. But if they continuously refuse to eat what’s on the plate, consider changing up the game. Their tastes may just be different from yours! Maybe you love bananas, but your child does not. Try giving them some apple or grapes instead. They are still eating healthy fruit! This applies to just about any food, such as carrots instead of broccoli or spinach instead of kale. Expanding your thinking of food and avoiding your tastes may just open up a new world of healthy food for your children. Speaking of expanding your thinking, it’s time to do the unexpected when it comes to healthy food.

Use Typical Foods In Different Meals

Many of us are trained to believe certain foods are only appropriate for certain meals, such as only eating scrambled eggs for breakfast or kebabs for dinner. Breaking out of this shell can work wonders when trying to get kids to eat healthily. You can make scrambled egg sandwiches for lunch or even dinner. You may even be able to sneak in vegetables, a little cheese, or other healthy additions to create a balanced meal. Kebabs can also be the perfect breakfast for kids since many love to eat food on a stick. Experiment by making one out of fruit! You can make one with ham and pineapple as well, or any other healthy combination. Just use popsicle sticks instead of the traditionally pointy kebab sticks.