Written by Catherine Saxelby
on Wednesday, 12 February 2014.
Tagged: children, colours, dinner, family fare, fussy eaters, healthy eating, healthy kids, kids, nutrition, vegetables
A. It's hard work! But it pays to be persistent. Over the years, I've worked out a number of techniques to help parents and used them on our kids when they were younger (and we had one of the world's fussiest eaters in our daughter!).
If all else fails, grate carrot or zucchini into meatloaf or spaghetti sauce and "hide" diced vegetables in casseroles.
Reference quoted
Wansink, Brian, Just, David R, Payne, Collin R & Klinger, Matthew. (2012). Attractive Names Sustain Increased Vegetable Intake in Schools. Preventive Medicine, 55(4): 330-332
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