My toddler just won?t eat. I sneak in snacks now and then, but she generally seems uninterested in food. How can she possibly be getting the nutrients she needs to grow"

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How to get your toddler to eat more proteinMy kids and my patients know I?m very ?tough love? about eating at mealtimes. Children learn to manipulate parents to get what they want, and sometimes not eating meals can be a tactic for getting a food they love. My family and I eat together every day. We all have the same plate of food, with a balanced, nutritious meal. My kids have to try everything on their plates. Usually they eat everything. If they do eat well, they get fruit, and if they eat that, they can have what they?re craving, within reason. This might be yogurt (a common favourite food for kids) or a treat, like a cookie. They will not get this option, though, if they don?t eat the food we prepared?even if it means going to bed hungry.  Avoid offering snacks all day out of fear that they?ll starve. Many kids snack all day and then don?t have appetites for real meals. This can pose problems because snacks tend to be carb-heavy and low in protein, fibre and healthy fats. Sometimes kids must be left to get hungry so they?ll eat proper meals. Similarly, watch how muc...