- Make only one meal at night. Everyone has to try at least one bite. If they don't like it, they can prepare their own (healthy) meal. Even kids as young as 3 or 4 can manage to make themselves a cheese or peanut butter sandwich.
- Use fruits and veggies as snacks and desserts. Don't make sweets off-limits, but dress up fruit as dessert and use veggies in snacks to incorporate all of the food groups during the day.
- Keep the kids in the kitchen. Have them help plan menus, make dinner choices, and cook the food. They more involved they are, the more likely they'll be to try new things.
- Bake for friends. Whenever you make a sweet treat, give half away. Then you'll have less in the house to be a temptation. Take it to church groups, school activities, workplaces, etc.
- Pay attention to serving sizes. Bottles of juice often contain 2 servings. Cereal might all be around 120 calories, but there's a big difference between a 3/4 cup size and 1 1/4 cup size!
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