How I feed my fussy eater
Trust me when I say that all kids are great observers, they always try to copy us. But when it comes to food some chemical locha always happen 😍😁. So sharing some tips on what all I have tried and worked on since T started solids:
1. PRE DECIDE THE MENU
Pre deciding the menu for 3 meals of the day would not only help you save time by keeping everything ready and plan the day better but would also help you plan a well-balanced meal and avoid anything non-healthy
While deciding menu try to focus on at least one healthy cereal/fruit/veggie in each meal. for example: if you are feeding porridge/smoothies with fruits in breakfast, try vegetable pulav/khichdi for lunch or make vegetable cutlets, dosas/chilla having veggies.
2. HIDING IS THE KEY
Finally, chop/boil/grate the seasonal vegetables or fruits and add (read hide) in their meals.😄 Tip: boil and puree veggies, you can add them in their rotis / dal/ khichdi depending upon the age of the child. Like add mashed green gourd (lauki) in dal and sprinkle with ghee tadka, or add mashed lauki in roti/paratha serve it with butter (which most toddlers like) or curd. Try cutting the parathas into various interesting shapes.
You may try the same with beetroot, spinach or any other seasonal veggie which your kid might not like. But their beautiful colour would add fun to their plate. Hiding them in their favourite, pasta, burger tikka, pizza, roti wraps will help.
Adding fruit purees to their curd and see how they would love the yummy taste. Make fruit smoothies, or try fruit ice creams or lollies could help in summers.
3. ATTRACT WITH FAVOURITES
Try to include at least one of their favourite item in the meal to help distract and feed them 😉😎 e.g I add few peas in almost everything and it helps me to feed him other vegetables too. Every time he won’t take a bite I would rather give him a pea and then a few other veggies in the next bite.
Add lots of cheese, butter, curd or ketchup on their vegetable loaded pizza, burger, pasta.
Avoid sitting in front of the TV rather, talk to them about the day or engage them in their favourite book/toy and look at their happiness while they sit and eat.
4. DON’T SKIP TRYING NEW THINGS
Try introducing new food items in mid-morning snacks, that’s the time they are most active and likely to try. If that’s a hit- Great, if not – try again after a few days with a different style.
5. SKIP THE BORING, TRY EASY HEALTHY FOODS TOO
I recently tried the wholesome goodness of easy to cook vegetable pasta from Mimmo Organics. They are made from millets and semolina (suji) and infused with organic veggies like Beetroot, Spinach, carrot and tomato. t
Also, they have interesting shapes to engage your little one by introducing texture and encourage chewing. We tried them in various ways and let me tell you all were hit at our home and gobbled up super soon.
Some Fun easy recipes I tried with these yummy Mimmo Organics pasta
- Boil them with some salt till they are super soft. Strain and toss them with little butter
- Follow 1 and add a little finely chop vegetables too. Add little cheese and serve warm. Easy tip: I just sauteed them in butter and added some mixed veg already made for lunch. 🙂
- follow 2, but add a little pasta sauce (with vegetable puree), cook in some tomato puree or add ketchup before adding cheese.
Serve this and see it yourself. isn’t it a super-easy way to get your fussy eater to sit down and finish the meal?
Remember that good habits once formed will remain for a lifetime, and childhood is the time to teach good habits including healthy eating. Also, it is the time when they need to explore everything, so keep experimenting with their food. Make the boring healthy thing look good and then see the change yourself.
Do let me know in the comments below how are you trying to introduce healthy vegetables in your kid’s diet?
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Gunjan
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I see some good tips here! I thought TV would distract a child’s mind and you can make him eat whatsoever, but you have a different opinion on this. Will surely take care of that!
Fussy eaters are common in every household & what’s important to tackle this is patience & innovation in presenting healthy food before them without giving in to junk food.
Great post in that context, Gunjan.
One of my twu daughters is a fussy eater. I really need to start following these tips.
Each word is so helpful
I am really struggling with this these days
This is such a helpful. It’s really a challenge for feeding them food,hiding is the one I always oh my girl and she loved it
Oh i know how difficult it is to make the fussy eating kids eat their meals. I will definitely follow these for my daughter
such a lovely and helpful post! I must try these tips
Try hiding good stuff in every meal is the key! My kids love parathas and I have tried amazing varieties of them to ensure kids eat all veggies.
I haven’t tried any of these tip yet. Penguin is 2 and is unaware of food options beyond dining table But this will handy in future I bet
Thanks for these useful tips…I am already trying few of them…I am sharing your article with my friends too
Almost all kids are fussy about eating.We all mom’s try so many ideas o make them eat and sometimes it’s get so frustrating.Thanks for sharing the useful tips.
This pasta looks promising; I am sure fussy eaters would relish it ; moreover its a boon for moms who have to struggle everyday with kids food tantrums.
OH yes, till date, I hide her veggies and try to put as many good things as possible. Now she loves Khichdi and paratha over junk.
Fussy eaters are present in all homes and we have a real task bringing health to them. These are some very doable practical tips to deal with picky eaters. I too hide few ingredients
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Hey that’s a interesting read. Let me try some of these. Hope my fussy eater eat something.. pasta would be interesting
Thank you for reading. Glad you liked it!!
Wow these are some amazing tips. I would really try adding puree to the chapati
Thank you for reading. Glad you liked it!!
Its really hard to manage their tantrum always. You have shared good tips because healthy eating is imp. Will try this brand too.
Thank you for reading. Glad you liked it!!
Amazing and informative post. Healthy food is necessary for the babies. Mimmo Organics pastas is best for kids.Great thought.
My daughter is also a fussy eater. I also apply same tricks to her. Thanks for letting us know about such Brand
feeding healthy food is so important to babies and I loved the idea of flower pasta, definitely gonna get one soon.
My son just doesn’t like his pasta and rice if I do not add colourful vegetables. He also loves eating steamed veggies with butter on top.
Pre deciding the menu and hiding the ingredients is a great trick to feed them right.
Three deciding the menu tracking the kids with your favourite ingredients is really a wonderful option to feed them the correct things without them being fussy about it
I came across your post on IG I guess and I have it bookmarked. My baby troubles me with her tantrums while eating and I am on a lookout for food that she will happily gorge on.
I think this is the problem, we all moms are facing!! You have shared good tips, I will try these for sure. Pasta is something easy to cook and good for the kid also. Is it an organic food brand! I must try them.