- Offer three meals
and two healthful snacks a day with enough time between to build
up an appetite.
- Do not pacify with
snacks while standing in line at the supermarket or give food
to a picky eater an hour after lunch.
- Give your child as
much or as little food as he/she wants at each meal or snack.
- If your child insists
on the same food day after day, do not fight it. Offer other food
as well.
- Serve small portions
of new foods. If they are not accepted, try again another time.
- Make mealtime happy.
Do not force, bargain, lecture or reprimand.
- If mealtime behavior
is unacceptable, send children away from the table for the remainder
of the meal rather than turn your dining table into a battle zone.
- Offer only water between
meals and snacks. Save milk and juice for meals. Soda pop for
special occasions only.
- Serve small portions
- they can ask for more if wanted.
- Set a good example
for your children. Do not expect them to eat spinach if you do
not.
- Distractions such
a TV, arguments, playing at the table may interfere with a normal
appetite.
- Lack of exercise may
be a cause of poor appetite.
- Buy nutritious foods.
Children cannot eat candy, chips, and soda if they are not in
the house.
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