Tips to Follow Serve nutritious foods in an attractive environment. Serve foods that are flavorful and colorful. Consider the flavor of the foods you serve. Generally, young children reject strong flavors, although many children like pickles and some spicy sauces. Children also do not like their foods to be too hot or too cold.
Children have a natural interest in color.
Green, orange, yellow, and pink are some of the more popular colors that children like. Presenting food on colorful plates or in colorful ways can help make eating fun. Encourage participation in meal preparation. Young children often have a limited number of foods they like and their likes can change often and unexpectedly. Eating only one type of food is what we sometimes call a food jag.