5 Proven Techniques To Help With Feeding Your Kids Vegetables
1. Never force any child to eat instead encourage them to try
small bites or spoonfuls. The way this works is simply place on the
table a small bowl of food they already like and introduce the new
vegetable on the side. If they do not accept the vegetable then put it
away for now and try again next time. Eventually they will see your
efforts and give vegetables a try.
Favorable points about this are simple encouragement like adding a bowl of strawberries as payment for eating vegetables takes the attention off of you and puts it onto the food. This will also let them be in control of when they decide to try a vegetable. If they feel like they made the decision to try eating vegetables then they will not feel forced and approach the situation in a more positive and enjoyable manner.
The primary drawbacks are that they taste the vegetables and decide that this isn't for them. For example say they disliked eating carrots. If this happens then simply try a different vegetable next time and once they develop a taste for different vegetables then you can reintroduce carrots back into their diet.
2. Teach them why they are young about eating vegetables.. So how does this work? You may think that telling your kids about the nutritional value of vegetables would go over their heads however, this can be further from the truth. If you break it down in simple to understand stories as to why carrots and broccoli are healthy and nutritious.
Explaining to them how nutrition will help them grow into a strong big boy or girl can boost confidence in their eating habits.. Positive points are that your children will learn at an early age what it means to be healthy and grow to be better individuals in life. Is there a negative teaching experience? If you are instructing them simply on how to become better in life then there is no negative effects in teaching your kids how to grow and become apart of our society.
However, if you start forcing them to eat vegetables then it associates the food with punishment. By asking them if they would like to learn about nutrition in a fun way encourages them to want to learn more and builds an appetite for both knowledge and food.
3. Wait until your child is hungry and place a big plate of vegetables on the table.. The way in which this works is wait until evening time after the busy day of playtime or school and place a plate of vegetables out on the table or counter. When they see it do not say anything and see if they try snacking on their own.
This is encouragement with out saying anything. If decide not to try then you can simply ask them if they are interested in trying a small amount. If they still say now then do not push it on them simply put the vegetables away and be consistent for next time.
4. Soft vegetables for easy chewing fun and safety. In this particular method you simply light steam vegetables with a tasty sauce. This will get their taste buds going in a positive way. If they have to chew hard carrots for the first time they may associate their first impressions with something hard and uneasy. Simply by softening the vegetables takes away any negative first impressions and gives them a texture they are already use to growing up as babies. The favorable part about this is getting them ready for stews and soups. You can introduce hard versions of your vegetables later but once they like the soft texture then getting them to eat soups and stews are easy.
5. Introduce finger foods and self serve dishes. Examples of this are taco night where you let them build their own tacos with lettuce and tomatoes. Advantages are simply encouraging them to put vegetables together with other foods will show them that vegetables actually taste good.
Finger foods like celery and peanut butter can get them proactive in making their own meals. This helps them to enjoy vegetables more and interact with good eating habits. Eating is supposed to be fun.
Think about these alternative approaches carefully when you first start to feed your kids vegetables. A few of the above strategies might be interesting to you. One or three of those might be just made for you!
Favorable points about this are simple encouragement like adding a bowl of strawberries as payment for eating vegetables takes the attention off of you and puts it onto the food. This will also let them be in control of when they decide to try a vegetable. If they feel like they made the decision to try eating vegetables then they will not feel forced and approach the situation in a more positive and enjoyable manner.
The primary drawbacks are that they taste the vegetables and decide that this isn't for them. For example say they disliked eating carrots. If this happens then simply try a different vegetable next time and once they develop a taste for different vegetables then you can reintroduce carrots back into their diet.
2. Teach them why they are young about eating vegetables.. So how does this work? You may think that telling your kids about the nutritional value of vegetables would go over their heads however, this can be further from the truth. If you break it down in simple to understand stories as to why carrots and broccoli are healthy and nutritious.
Explaining to them how nutrition will help them grow into a strong big boy or girl can boost confidence in their eating habits.. Positive points are that your children will learn at an early age what it means to be healthy and grow to be better individuals in life. Is there a negative teaching experience? If you are instructing them simply on how to become better in life then there is no negative effects in teaching your kids how to grow and become apart of our society.
However, if you start forcing them to eat vegetables then it associates the food with punishment. By asking them if they would like to learn about nutrition in a fun way encourages them to want to learn more and builds an appetite for both knowledge and food.
3. Wait until your child is hungry and place a big plate of vegetables on the table.. The way in which this works is wait until evening time after the busy day of playtime or school and place a plate of vegetables out on the table or counter. When they see it do not say anything and see if they try snacking on their own.
This is encouragement with out saying anything. If decide not to try then you can simply ask them if they are interested in trying a small amount. If they still say now then do not push it on them simply put the vegetables away and be consistent for next time.
4. Soft vegetables for easy chewing fun and safety. In this particular method you simply light steam vegetables with a tasty sauce. This will get their taste buds going in a positive way. If they have to chew hard carrots for the first time they may associate their first impressions with something hard and uneasy. Simply by softening the vegetables takes away any negative first impressions and gives them a texture they are already use to growing up as babies. The favorable part about this is getting them ready for stews and soups. You can introduce hard versions of your vegetables later but once they like the soft texture then getting them to eat soups and stews are easy.
5. Introduce finger foods and self serve dishes. Examples of this are taco night where you let them build their own tacos with lettuce and tomatoes. Advantages are simply encouraging them to put vegetables together with other foods will show them that vegetables actually taste good.
Finger foods like celery and peanut butter can get them proactive in making their own meals. This helps them to enjoy vegetables more and interact with good eating habits. Eating is supposed to be fun.
Think about these alternative approaches carefully when you first start to feed your kids vegetables. A few of the above strategies might be interesting to you. One or three of those might be just made for you!
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