How-To Make Sure Your Picky Eater is Getting What They Need

By Christie Silvers, published Mar 01, 2007
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Having a picky eater can be a difficult thing for many parents to deal with. You are constantly worrying about whether or not your picky eater is getting all of their recommended nutrition. Some children are so picky that it can drive a parent batty just trying to get your child eat something other than their favorite hotdogs, chicken nuggets or macaroni and cheese. Here are a few tips on making sure that your picky eater is getting what they need from their diet.

When you have a child who is a picky eater it can be difficult to know what to buy in order to assure that they get all of the nutrition that their bodies require. If you get creative then you can come up with many ways in order to sneak good foods into your picky eater's diet. We all know that everyone needs fruits & veggies, diary, protein and whole grains but how exactly can you get all of these goodies into your picky eater?

Multivitamins- The easiest option is to give your picky eater a daily multivitamin. There are many forms of multivitamins available on the market from liquids to chewables to vitamins that look like gumballs and gummy bears. A multivitamin should not be considered a miracle cure for a picky eater's diet though. A multivitamin should be used as an add-on, something to help enhance the diet.

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Takeaways
  • Multivitamins should not be the only source of nutrition.
  • Hiding fruits and veggies can be very easy.
  • Be a good role model for your picky eater.
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Wonderful article! Luckily my kids aren't picky eaters. They'll eat anything. They just don't eat very much.

Posted on 03/07/2007 at 2:03:00 PM

 
Great article! I thankfully have been blessed with kids that like a variety of healthy foods. They both love salad and broccoli for instance! LOL

Posted on 03/03/2007 at 7:03:00 AM

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