1. Get them cooking
Kids who lend a hand in the kitchen learn invaluable skills and are more likely to try meals they’ve helped create. (It never hurts to teach them the skills of washing dishes, either.)
2. Creativity sells
Show your kid there’s more than one way to serve most foods. If they don’t like sweet potato mash, encourage them to try sweet potato fries instead (or any of these crowd-pleasing sweet potato recipes!). If they won’t eat an apple, make it more interesting by slicing it up and dipping it in peanut butter.
3. Use the 80/20 rule
Tell your kids that if they make nutritious choices 80 percent of the time, the remaining 20 percent can be for treats, like sweets or fast food. This shows them the occasional indulgence won’t hurt, as long as they’re making healthier choices overall. 4. Avoid food rewards
If you give your kid a cookie for good behaviour?or to cheer them up after a hard day?they’ll start to associate food with praise or emotions rather than hunger. Instead, reward them with hugs, kind words or stickers.
5. Tune in to hunger

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