Prepare tempting platters with small portions for the children. At breakfast time, you can include a piece of banana, a few grapes, small toast strips with peanut butter and a handful of granola. Even if the children pick, you know the food is high quality. Use this system at lunch and dinner. Keep a refrigerator stocked with great snacks.
Children enjoy low fat yogurt, fresh sliced vegetables, sliced fruits, and nutritious cereals.
Purchase a few health food cook books and make cookies with oatmeal, bran, raisins, honey and brown sugar Choose recipes with ingredients that your children particularly enjoy. Another way to insure a good start to the picky eater's day is to make a milk shake. Put milk, fresh fruit, nonfat ice cream and a protein powder in a blender. Whip the ingredients into a frothy shake. Give the children this nutritious shake to start their day.