How do you get your child to try new foods?

For their meals, we do about 4 things. For example Chicken, Roll, Broccoli, Peaches. They have to have 1 bite of each, and all of another in order to get dessert. That way they always have to try something new/different, and always get exposed to new things - the whole thing about trying something 30 times, then you get used to the taste. Their leftovers, are usually mom and dads lunch the next day. They also know that daddy likes tabasco and mommy hates it - so its ok for people to like different things - no matter how much you may try it. So while mom and dad, might have a salad with the works, they get just raw spinach. Or we might have spaghetti with vodka sauce - they get spagetti with butter or simple sauce. We dont make different things at meals, just adaptions. Also read the article below, that ensures you that he's a normal kid and actually its instintual not to try new things - I love the part on the poisonous berries.

That is very very common at that age. I wouldnt stress about it and certainly not force it if he is eating bascially a balanced diet even if it is repetitive. My kids are 9,. 5 and 2 and I do have rules about dinner - they have to have a servingofthe main dish and 2 sides I also sometimes have foods they don't eat but I love like asparagus or broccoli. I offer a taste and they can either try it or not. If they refuse, I'll say, that's ok, everyone's differnt and you might change your mind someday. I tell them I didn't used to eat it either but one day I tried again and changed my mind. Now it doesn't happen all that much but occasionally one of them will say, yeah, I;ll try a bite again.

There is nothing wrong with that, its normal. let it be. as they get older they will realize there is more to lunch and dinner than Kraft Dinner. If you want him to try new things, maybe you need to trick him. Or get someone he admires to eat it infront of him, and then maybe he will imitate it. One time when i was young, i never ate fish,seafood, or shrimp. nothing that came out of the water. and my mom brought home popcorn shrimp and said it was popcorn chicken.. i hated her for doing that.. but still to this day i will not eat seafood or fish or shrimp.. I actually believed it was chicken.. but i was a weirdo, maybe your son will like it after he tries it.

Make it very fun. dint just place something new and expect them to eat it just like that. Decorate the food,make it fun, and tell them how yummy this is. For example if your giving him broccoli, make sure you place it on the place as a funny face using other foods. I used this technique many times and it has worked very well in the past. BUT if it doesn't work for certain foods then do not force them to eat it then. Im sure you wouldn't want anyone trying to make u eat something u have tried and found it repulsive. good luck and dont worry to much because atleast he or she is eating even if its the same foods constantly. AND DO NOT TELL THEM THAT IF THEY DONT EAT IT THEY WILL NOT GET A REWARD SUCH AS DESERT. THAT IS JUST CRUEL.

Okay there are a few things you can do. 1) Give him a "no thank you helping" (basically a small amount of afood you dont like) and tell him he can't leave the table until he at least tries the food. 2) Say "Open your mouth and close your eyes, I have a big surprise" and feed him some food. (This only works the first few times before they catch on.) 3) Take him to the grochery store and have him point to foods he'd want to eat (NO SWEETS!) If you buy the food and he complains that he doesn't like it, tell him he has to eat part of it because he picked it out. 4) Keep trying new foods until you find one he likes. It helps if you and other family members will sit with him and eat the foods so he sees that other people like them. For added affect keep saying "Mmmm this is yummy!" Good luck! Just remember that his taste buds will change over time and there ARE foods he will eat. You must stay stern and at least make him try the foods because the more you give-in the less adventurous he'll get. (Also look for dessert recipes with vegies in them. I know it sounds bad, but trust me, they taste exactly the same.)

My boys have to follow the "no, thank you" bite rule. 1 bite. If they don't like it, they don't have to eat it. But, they do have to try it (even when I serve it the next time and the next time, lol). If they don't eat it, they aren't getting anything else (chips later instead of brocolli now, for example).

get the father involved. thats how I ate everything given to me when I was younger haha

I tell my little young sister that if she doesn't eat it, she aint gettin no treats, desserts, or snacks until she eats it. It works on her all the time. I always say to her that not all children are as fortunate as you to have food so be glad to eat whatever there is. Make sure you don't always give your son too many sweets or junk. It can make your son lose his appetite for other foods. Sometimes, when I get REALLY hungry, I would eat anything in presence. Even though if it was something I really hate, I'm hungry for it. So try to feed your son when the time is right. Feed him only when he is the most hungry at.

You don't give him anything else til he takes a bite! When he gets hungry enough, he WILL try it. Letting him miss a meal or two isn't going to hurt him, near as much as letting him be so picky! YOU are in charge, not him, every time you let him get away with this it's like telling him he is in charge! You make it a RULE he tries one bite of EVERYTHING you put on the table! You aren't his chef, he eats what you cook, when you cook it or he goes hungry, period!