| Fast foods and junk foods are now taking the place | | | | everyone that your child is the one who picked the |
| of healthy foods in the menus of children. So now, it is | | | | veggies, which will make him proud so he will eat the |
| more of a mission to make them eat the right kinds of | | | | vegetables. |
| foods, the reason why crying and screaming is a | | | | 6. Do what you preach. Children imitate what they see |
| routine for you and your toddlers when you asked | | | | in adults. So, if you want them to eat their vegetables, |
| them to eat their vegetables and fruits. | | | | begin with yourself. Let them see you finishing all your |
| How would you make your children to follow you? | | | | veggies and loving every piece of it because it helps |
| Well, follow these simple tips and your house will be | | | | you to crush all those bad monsters. When they see |
| forever peaceful when it comes to eating veggies. | | | | you with such great enthusiasm they'll copy what you |
| 1. Mix their veggies into their favorite foods. Kids only | | | | did. |
| eat the food they want, their favorites. To make it | | | | 7. Give them rewards. Be straight to the point; tell them |
| hassle-free, why not mix their veggies into their | | | | that if they eat all their vegetables they will get the |
| favorite foods, surely they will eat it without question | | | | chocolate bar or any dessert that they want. In this |
| because it is their favorite. | | | | way, both of you will be happy. Other than giving |
| 2. Familiarize your kids with vegetables one at a time. It | | | | desserts as rewards, you can also tell them that they |
| is fact that we, adults know that not all veggies taste | | | | can play, watch their favorite cartoon or TV show and |
| great. What you need to do is to make them familiar | | | | some other things they really want to do. |
| with the vegetable, telling them the benefits it gives to | | | | 8. Serve vegetables differently. Remember this: don't |
| our bodies. When they are acquainted with its look and | | | | serve vegetables the same way over and over again. |
| taste, it's the time when you would introduce another | | | | Vary it. There are many ways to do this some are |
| kind of veggie to them continuing the cycle. Kids usually | | | | steaming, mashing and grilling. You too won't eat the |
| don't want to eat vegetables in groups, take it slowly | | | | same dish, the same goes with your kids. |
| they will get used to it. | | | | 9. Prepare veggie juice. Choose vegetables that can |
| 3. Give vegetables silly and funny names. Kids won't | | | | be made into juice, of course not ampalaya! In that |
| eat ampalaya, that's a fact. So instead of telling them | | | | way, your kids would think that they are just drinking |
| that they are about to eat this kind of vegetable, tell | | | | juice but instead, they are getting a dose of vegetable |
| them they are about to devour the green icky wrinkly | | | | juice. |
| monster, so their imagination would start rolling. You | | | | 10. Don't raise your voice, make a compromise. Kids |
| made them eat their veggies and play with their | | | | usually don't follow your orders when you did it in a |
| imagination as well. | | | | high voice, even us, adults don't want that kind of |
| 4. Cut the vegetables into interesting shapes and sizes. | | | | treatment. Ask them in a nice way and meet halfway. |
| Definitely this won't bore your kids, think of a plate full | | | | It will take time but the fact that you are being |
| of different shapes and sizes of colorful veggies, you | | | | agreeable to them will make all the things fall into their |
| too would want to eat that, right? In that way they will | | | | right places. Your kids will come to realize that what |
| eat the start-shaped carrots and heart-shaped tomato. | | | | you're doing is for their advantage. |
| It may be quite difficult but once your child finishes the | | | | So, there it goes simple tips that will help you to make |
| whole plate, all your efforts will be worth it. | | | | your kiddos eat their veggies. No more crying and |
| 5. Bring them along when you buy your vegetables. | | | | fighting whenever vegetables are served. Just be |
| Make them accompany you in marketing, the things | | | | patient for "patience is a virtue". |
| they will see will fascinate their young minds. Let them | | | | So get up and devour that green wrinkly dinosaur |
| help you to pick the veggies. When you get home, tell | | | | together with your children, yummy! |