Written by Catherine Saxelby
on Wednesday, 09 January 2013.
Tagged: children, family fare, fussy eaters, healthy cooking, healthy eating, kids, vegetables
Fussy eaters driving you mad? Feeling guilty or frustrated when the kids won't eat a balanced meal you've cooked? Many children refuse to eat vegetables with their stronger sometimes-bitter flavour but many get stubborn over plainer everyday foods such as milk, meat and fruit. I know. We had a fussy eater who drove us mad! So these are my ideas for getting from yuk to yum that may work for you.
Find a substitute. There's many alternatives that supply the same nutrients. For instance:
If they hate vegetables, offer them fruit (vitamin C, folate, fibre).
If they won't drink milk, buy yoghurt or cheese (calcium, protein)
If they dislike chewing meat, try mince dishes, chicken, soft-cooked eggs, fish or baked beans (iron, zinc, protein, B vitamins)
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