Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 However, there is a difference between " forcing " a child to eat foods that they don't like and exposing them to new foods. Smell many times is a factor in a child not wanting to try a food. Or looks. So it is up to us as parents to try to present the food to the best of our ability. I also noticed while raising my five children that if their dad didn't like a food (either then or had a bias to begin with) they wouldn't like it either. And he didn't even really have to say a word about it. If he had mentioned in the past that he grew up hating a particular food I knew the kids were going to have the same reaction. If meal time is family time, chatty, enjoyable the children are far more likely to eat or at least try new foods. What I did was to not try to hide the food in something else, but cook it in a way that appealed to children. By that I mean some liked things that were fried, some liked a little sweetener, some liked more salt or margarine or gravy. Just kind of took my lead from how they liked other foods. They seem to be pretty good now that they are grown about trying not only new foods, but also liking most foods in general. Except my daughter, but she is a whole 'nother animal. (the others were boys) LOL linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - myathemouse When I have children I will never force them to eat foods that don't appeal to them. Our tastes change as we mature, most children will find a favorite vegetable or three. Denise, try steamed beets, chop in very small cubes and mix with a vinegar style salad dressing. Let us know, Mya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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