Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Will a 3 year old eat her veggies? Yes she can!

I cannot remember where I got this tip, but it is working. My three year old asked me today if I liked for her to eat fish. I said yes. She went on to name several other good foods. 

Here is the tip. Whenever you give your child vegetables, fruits or other favorable foods, tell them what is good about it. I was shocked at how fast she started to eat carrots when I told her about her supervision. Yes, I fudged a little.  X-ray vision to be exact. I told her how strong spinach would make her--an old Popeye trick--I know. That salmon patty goes straight to your brain, I said, and demonstrated how nice and squishy it would become. It's fun for me and them.

Just get the taste in their mouth. Soon, they will not be able to refuse an old favorite if a friend tells them it's yucky.  Or better yet, they can tell their friend why they like to eat it.

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