Surely every parent has to go through that phase sooner or later, as kids would always prefer the better tasting meat or yummy sweets. But they cannot escape from veggies forever, and you should not let tolerate them not eating their healthy veggies. So read on for three tips on how to get your kids to eat more healthily.
What you see is what you get
Apparently what they see is what they get as well. Remember the minds of young children are like sponges, they just absorb everything they see and observe from their environment. If they see you eating nothing but junk food then they will think that eating nothing but junk food is good too. As a parent you should be able to always be a good example to your kids.This means that you should change your diet perhaps and start eating more healthy foods, most especially when the kids are there and watching you. If they see you eating fruits and vegetables they will take that as a signal that they should be doing the same thing as well.
You get to decide what they eat
Well of course, you are their parent after all. It might not be a good idea to take your kids with you when you are out doing grocery shopping, especially when they have started to get into the sweets too much. They will just be stuffing your shopping cart with candy, cereal treats and other unhealthy choices that are all but delicious to a young child.
Going grocery shopping by yourself will give you the freedom of buying healthier food choices without the pressure of your kid/s crying and maybe even throwing a tantrum because they could not get the sweets they wanted. You could always search the internet for healthy food options, but good ones would be fish, lean meat and of course your leafy greens.
Explore different (but healthy) recipes
Bring variety to the table, learn something new and try something you have never eaten before. Make sure these are still healthy though, and do a little research on how to prepare dishes like that especially since you have never tried making it before. This is so your kids would not get bored easily with what you usually prepare, which could lessen their appetite if you keep serving the same dish every time.With these tips, sooner or later your kids would be eating healthier and continue to eat healthy for the rest of their lives. And that is going to be another hurdle as a parent accomplished with ease!