Healthy Parenting: How to Get Your Child to Try New Foods

If you’re like most caring parents, you’ve wondered how to get your child to try new foods in order to keep them healthy. Many dietitians, nurses, and pediatricians have found that picky eaters can be won over to new and interesting foods by employing a trick of the parenting trade called the “one-bite rule.” It’s as simple as the name implies: you simply require that your child only try one bite of a new food that you introduce at a meal.

Don’t blitz them with tangy foods or mixed dishes. Keep things simple and introduce one food at a time. You’ll …read more