best way to make kids eat every meal

Kids do not know what to eat and what not to.But it is the duty of the parents to give them nutricious food.But most time we the parents get trouble to feed kids.So in different time we play different tricks to feed kids.Whether those tricks are good or not we do not know.Will it be have some impact when the kids grow older?The best thing is that the kids be given nutricious food mixing with the foods they like most.Do not make a routine for the kids for meal. give their meal when they like.

i never encourage kids to eat junkfood, chocolates and candy, when they go to school, they are given a small luch box, that contains home made things and they carry water bottle too, they are given money, but advised not to buy chocolates etc.. it is our responsibility to keep the healty in all respects.. thank you so much for this discussion cheers kalyni

Well my daughters are aged one and two and from around 5ish months they have been weaned... I tried baby led weaning and thought it was fantastic!!! I have not had a problem yet with anything they have eaten or tried... I guess I am lucky as many of my friends children have issues eating. I think its best not to put too much pressure on them.. I never ever let my girls have soda, they are only allowed milk or water, fruit juice if we are out.. Just try to let them eat in their own time

There are a lot of vegetables that children don't seem to like, based solely on the principle of the vegetable. However, I have found with my children if I offer them something to dip their vegetables in, they will eat almost every vegetable. My eight-year-old now tells us that her favorite vegetable is asparagus and the first several times that I offered it to her she wouldn't touch it at all. I think this is a great tip for parents.

Hi, My son is 4 years old and to make him eat his meal completely is a difficult task for me. My wife does this with so ease. She does not allow any thing to eat before 1 hr of taking meal. She tells him the advantages of having a complete meal in the form of stories which involve his favorite characters like power rangers, Spider man etc. How they eat to get so much of power etc. I think this works and she also waits for him to be hungry, she will not allow anything to eat or drink before meal.

My parents used to fool me by saying " eat this for mommy's health "and I ate a full spoon , then " eat this for daddy's health" and I ate another spoon. I loved them too much and didn't let anything to chance . That's how my parents used to feed me , but you can try adding something your kids love in every meal , like a gummy bear . Or you can tell them that after dinner they will go watch TV for an hour , or have 2-3 gummy bears to eat.

My son is only 4 and there are times when he doesn't want to eat much. I don't force him to eat it. If he eats he does and if he doesn't then he doesn't. He will tell me when he's hungry and I will get him something to eat or a snack or something. He wanted a piece of leftover pizza for lunch today and he also wanted some grapes. He ended up not eating hardly any of the pizza but he ate all the grapes. Then a little later he ate some mandarin oranges and some other snacks. He also has a cold right now so he's not been wanting to eat too much because of that.

Sometimes children can be picky to the food. And sometimes they don't want to sit down well and finish their meals. In order to let them be interested in eating the food, I think the best way is to let them participate the cooking. Children like cooking and they are very happy to help you. And when the meal is finished, they will be so proud of themselves and they will finish the meals. I love China

Hi tigeraunt, I used to rake my brain trying to make my 3 children eat while they were growing up ! each one had different taste in food . But, thankfully none of them were difficult eaters and as long as I made their favorite dishes they would eat their meals with the least amount of fuss ! I guess that it is best to cook what they want and bring in any nutritional changes in small doses so that it doesn't seem glaring! I used to make Rice, Rotis and Chicken curry which they loved and also place a huge plate of salad which they would eat without fussing , or add vegetables to the meat curry , which they love to this day ...

My kids love cheese, so to get them to eat broccoli I add some cheese. Of course, you probably won't want to add cheese to everything, so that's when it gets tricky. If you serve soups or chilis, you can always add vegetables. Just sneaking good, nutritious food into every day meals is how I get it done. I also add spinach into my meatloaf. My son hates spinach, but loves meatloaf and will eat a good serving of vegetables like this. I can't wait to see other responses to this discussion.

hello, The best way i know to make my kids eat and have their meal on time without having difficulty is,cook their favorite dishes. Thou sometimes it seems eating the same dish or menu all the time,but it has to be that way just to make my kids have their meal on time. Of course it should be healthy too,the good thing is my kids eats vegetables. My youngest son loves veggies a lot and my second son loves chicken. So,most of the time,i cook chicken and veggies at the same time. Have a good day :)

Hi, Being a mother, I have to make sure that my son is having a healthy meal everyday. I never let him eat outside food,I will do the cooking for him everyday. I do believe that home cooked meal is the most healthier food. As my son is not meat lover, so he likes to eat any kind of vegetables. I have to change my menu everyday,so that he will have chance to try out different kind of food. In between, he will have his snack, always a healthy snack like barley soup or greenbean soup with cake or bread. As my son is easy to get heaty,no biscuit for him. You can also set up bento set for your kid, make it more fun and looks nice. And do remember to join your kid while eating because when he sees you eating, he will eat also and we are having fun eating together.

Anny dear We must give training to kids in all possible ways, for all things, once they learnt it is so useful in the long run, they should not be given fast foods, in my home my grand kids are always given home made snacks, that has minimum oil, chilly etc. Soda softdrinks we never give to kids, we don't take ourselves or keep in home.. Thank you so much for sharing this nice, informative discussion. Professor. . Cheers have a lucky day ahead. God bless you. Welcome always.

I am blessed with a healthy two year old boy who loves his fruit and veg. Please don't throw things! I know I am lucky! I have to say though, I am pretty strict with him and always have been. I think there are a few things that have helped him enjoy his food. 1. I started pureeing strong dark green vegetables when he first started weening at 5 months. Brocolli, cabbage, sprouts, leeks, cauli, lentils. I know it was mean but he didn't seem to mind and now he enjoys them (I think!) 2. Unless he is ill, I don't pander to him. When he refuses his meal he doesn't get another option. Also, I have never really been in to puddings. He will either have fruit or a yoghurt. So I don't mind him skipping his main and only having hte dessert, because I know he is still getting something that is good for him. 3.(And this is a do as I say not as I do one) Don't make food-time a battle. Kids won't go hungry. They aren't stupid. So relax. IF they refuse and kick up a fuss about dinner time, offer them a piece of fruit or milk so they have something in their bellies and give up. Keep going for a few days an eventually they'll twig that they only get what is served up. 4. Eat the same as the kids. If they see you eating it and enjoying it, they will too. Of course, I know I am lucky and maybe none of hte above has helped at all to make my son enjoy his healthy food. Maybe it is all down to luck!