Tips for Diversifying Children's Diets
Tips for Diversifying Children’s Diets
Get children involved in the kitchen
Wash fruit and vegetables
Measure ingredients
Tear lettuce for salad
Cut vegetables
Help set table
Let children help in planning the meals
Take children grocery shopping at the store or farmer’s market
Add healthy foods when you can (i.e. broccoli to mac and cheese)
Don’t buy food you don’t want (you or) your children to eat
Make meals fun
Use cookie cutters for varying shapes
Offer “taco night” model meals
Toothpicks/party picks
Food art
Use an ice cream scooper to serve rice, mashed potatoes
Keep healthy snacks convenient and accessible
Eat meals as a family
Let children make a beautiful vegetable platter to serve
Use dips- ie. Bean dip, guacamole, hummus