| Most parents would worry that if they keep their | | | | with some cheese sprinkled on it. Make |
| children from eating those fatty foods that they | | | | sure it is tasty, and not too spicy. Make |
| love, and only offer vegetables, that the children | | | | homemade pancakes with wheat and only |
| will starve, or have nutritional deficiencies. | | | | sweeten it with pure raw honey. Make |
| These parents feel that the children will just not | | | | fruit shakes and throw in a carrot or romaine |
| eat the food. If you think about it this | | | | lettuce. Make tasty salads with homemade |
| way, how much nutrients are they receiving from | | | | dressings. Create fun and excitement, by making |
| the fatty, processed foods now? | | | | faces out of the tomatoes and cucumbers and |
|   | | | | carrots. Make tasty salmon and have |
| If their diet consists of French fries, mashed | | | | them try it. Doesn't this sound yummy? |
| potatoes, apple sauce, chocolate pudding, and | | | | Yes, it does! |
| maybe chicken fingers, how could it be worse if | | | | There are so many possibilities and recipes that |
| you only offer fruits and vegetables? | | | | you can try. Do not give up on your child |
| Sure, maybe they will demand to have the foods | | | | because they have shown a dislike for a |
| they like, and not eat.   | | | | vegetable or fruit. Just eat it around them |
| Check out and click on the Health and Fitness link, | | | | and watch them ask you for a piece. |
| at the bottom of the Home Page, to order | | | | Keep offering it to them at dinner time and ask |
| information on Healthy Diets and Fitness for | | | | them to eat a couple of bites.  |
| children. You may also order and search through | | | | Â |
| their wide selection of Inspirational books that will | | | | If children eat plenty of fruits and green leafy |
| help you to be strong and not give in to the | | | | vegetables, they are also getting their calcium |
| demands of your child's request for an unhealthy | | | | requirements. But you could also include |
| diet. | | | | some almond milk or rice milk. It is your |
| Your child will eventually get hungry and if you | | | | choice. |
| keep offering fruits and vegetables and do not | | | | The focus is to keep introducing them to new |
| give in, you will see that they will begin to enjoy | | | | foods so that they develop a taste for natural |
| it, especially if they see everyone else in the | | | | foods that we as humans were meant to |
| family eating healthier. | | | | eat. |
| Incorporate bean soups, such as yummy lentil | | | | Do your child a favor by developing better eating |
| soup and if that doesn't work make your lentil | | | | habits and a healthy diet. Invest in your child's |
| soup into a "lentil burger". You may have | | | | health today and it will definitely pay off |
| to gradually change their eating styles. | | | | tomorrow. |
| Try making fresh bean and/or vegetable soups | | | | |