Planned snacks are important. They allow children to come to meals hungry but not famished. They are also essential parts of eliminating between-meal grazing of food and caloric beverages such as juice and soda. Parents should plan meals so they don't end up short-order cooking for an inexperienced eater. Satter encourages eating a variety of food at mealtime, then letting children pick and choose from what is available at the meal, eating as much or as little as they want.
Children can generally eat it if all else fails.
Butter, margarine and salad dressing. Lowfat food is neither nutritionally appropriate nor appealing for children. When parents follow these simple rules to help children be successful eaters, they can plan meals they enjoy. Parents know far more about food than children. Children will gradually learn to eat the food that parents eat.