Picky Eaters

Did you read the article “ Picky eater’s start early in life ” in today’s SR Food section? It’s true that children imitate their parents, but being a picky eater may also be attributed to what parents allow. I don’t fully agree with the last statement made, “It cannot be a battle. The parent will always lose.” True, you cannot force your child to like a particular food, but you may be able to have them tolerate it and try it. Whatever we serve for meals, our children eat everything. If it’s something they don’t like, they try one bite. Children tastes can change. There are foods that our children did not like and now they do like. On the other hand, there are stills foods that they dislike. Our goal is to make them appreciate food and enjoy it.