Eating Children Mimic Parents

Many parents made ​​her dizzy with the diet who like picking out food (picky eating). But, you need to be careful if you think your child a picky eater because of the way you look can affect nutritional intake.


If a mother already branded her as a picky eater, usually the child will rarely eat fruit and vegetables. "The perception of parents that their children like picky eaters can make a parent do not offer their children healthy food," said Mildred Horodynski, researchers from Michigan State University's College of Nuring.


One way to encourage children to eat healthier, according to Horodynski, is changing the eating behavior of parents. That is, if her mother and father used to mengasup healthy foods, children will usually follow.
"What children eat reflects his mother's diet and unfortunately most women are also rarely eat vegetables or fruit," he said.


So that children love healthy food, mother or father should not only menghidangkannya, but also together to eat it. "When you try something food, kids will be interested to try it too," he said.
He suggested, if the child refused to taste the vegetables are served, parents should not immediately branded the vegetable-hating child. "Research shows that children need to try 15 times before going to eat a particular food," he explained.


The key to kids like fruit and vegetables were introduced as early as possible, ie at 7-8 months of age when children begin to recognize the solid food. "In 24 months of age the child already knows what she likes. If the mother does not give vegetables, he would not like it," he explained.