Want your kid to opt for healthy foods" Give them a hands-on food education. Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland used a method of teaching three- to five-year-olds about food that involved all of their five senses, and found that it resulted in the children choosing more fruits and vegetables. The child-engaged sensory-based learning was done in the classroom setting, but University of Eastern Finland researcher and nutritionist, Kaisa Kähkönen, says parents can incorporate many of the strategies into meal and snacktimes at home. Here are a few you can try for yourself.
Create a buzz around produce.

To a parent, a trip to the grocery store is just another task on the to-do list, but to a young child, everything is new. An orange isn?t just an orange?ask them what it looks like. (A ball, perhaps") What does it smell like" And what do they think is inside that thick peel"  .related-article-block{display:inline-block;width:300px;padding:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;float:right;border:1px solid #ccc}@media (max-width: 525px){.related-article-block{float:none;display:block;width:280px;margin:0 auto 2rem}}

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Offer a buffet of healthy foods.

Children should be able to make their own selections from a buffet of options, and portion out their own serving sizes, rather than having an adult decide what they should eat. You can encourage them to try new things, but neve...