Top methods to get them to eat nutirtious food

Think about colourChildren love colour and are drawn to bright and unu-sual shapes. So why not play around with the use of colour to encourage them to eat the ‘red’ or ‘yellow’ shape.

Play along with them and make it into a game. This way they are having fun and being

healthy. The result is that the good nutrition is going into their tummies, helping them grow stronger and learn easier. The right nutrition helps the brain engage and focus, meaning your child can learn new things all day long without difficulty.Think about the use of colour and make it exciting to eat.

Eat a piece = 1 sticker reward

Play with it!Children love story time so why not make a story or scene out of fruit and vegetables to ecourage them to use their own powerful imagination.

This way you are giv-ing them control through what they visualise but are in control yourself as they are playing with and eating exactly what you want them to.

Use a different set every time as this gives the ability to relate it to what they are into, Disney films for example.

Ultimately, have fun with your child and be posi-tive. Letting them play with their food allows them to gain a better understanding and are likely to mouth it to taste the ‘new’ food.

Eat a piece = 1 sticker reward

Make it fun!Relate it to what they enjoy playing with. Making it look like a toy will grab their attention as it’s a ‘new’ toy but you can also eat it! weird right? think about how it comes across to your child... Fascinating? Yes. Using a variety of different colours, fruit and vegetables

can really make the food come alive. Sound effects can also help and think about personal-ising the food, naming it and giving it a voice. This will make your child laugh and have a slight feeling towards the food. Don’t you remember doing this when you were a young child?

Eat a piece = 1 sticker reward

Get them involved

Let them help you make the exciting food and characters. This will get them thinking creatively and they will want to show you what they have made. Praise them and then ask them to eat the eye, leg, head and so on. This strengthens the interac-tion between parent and child

as well as teaching them along the way. Their own characters may surprise you, children are extremely creative and you need to allow them to play and experiment to understand new food. Remember, one piece of fruit or veg is a sticker to add to the sticker book.

Eat a piece = 1 sticker reward

Simple but effective