What are four ways you encourage a child to eat healthy foods?

With years of experience in child care, eating healthy seems to be a problem amoung many children. This is a reflection of the parents. Preventitive steps in your childs first few stages of life can be taken to improve their eating habits in the future.

if still on baby food: make sure you always feed the baby Veggie first!!!!! then fruit!!!... if you give the fruit first the child will be expecting the sweetness in the veggie and when it is not found, they will reject it. If maybe your hearing this a little too late...start putting less and less fruit mixed into the veggie to try and reverse the effect.

Toddlers: Colors, shapes and games!.. use cookie cutters to shape sandwhiches fruits and veggies.. have your child cook with you. pick up a childrens cook book or look online for some fun ideas...there are MILLIONS for every food.

a variety is key. Get excited about your child doing a good job!... and let your child see YOU enjoying the healty food as well.

Nutella is a hazlenut spead that is as delicious as chocolate, spread it on everything! 12 grain toast: the kids will love it