| It has been shown in recent studies that more and | | | | you can record what types of food they do like and |
| more kids are classed as obese, and this is not | | | | what types they don't like. If they like a certain type of |
| surprising as most children's favourite foods comprise | | | | food more, then you could vary that type of dish. |
| of hot dogs or french fries. | | | | Make sure that the recipes you do choose have |
| We really must make sure that they start to eat | | | | plenty of nutritional goodness to benefit your child's |
| better nutritional food at an early age. You have to try | | | | growth. |
| to feed them food that is good for them. Of course | | | | School dinners are one good way to ensure that your |
| there will be arguments at first, but they will eventually | | | | child gets at least one nutritional meal a day. If they do |
| come around and see sense, especially if you do not | | | | get school dinners then you just need to alternate the |
| give in to them. | | | | meals that they are getting during the day and serve |
| The best way to do this is to get them to mix little bits | | | | them the same types of meals but on different nights. |
| of food together. A little of what they do like and a little | | | | Probably a couple of weeks apart, for example: if they |
| of what they do not like. Mixing them gives them a | | | | had vegetable lasagna on Monday dinner you could |
| better taste and gets them used to different foods | | | | probably make the same the following Thursday night, |
| that they would not normally eat. | | | | switch things around for variety. |
| Recipe books are a good way to test out new meals | | | | Kids might not have liked a certain type of food when |
| for the children; it gives you a wide variety of different | | | | they were younger, but as their taste buds change |
| dishes to try out. | | | | with age you should always get them to try the same |
| Every time you make a meal from the recipe book, | | | | foods again later in life - they may just start to like it |
| get the children to give it marks out of ten. This way | | | | then. |