Their growth rate is different and their diets need to be adjusted. Telling your child how the food will help him or her. Letting your child help you prepare a fun, healthy snack such as peanut butter in celery or a fruit bowl sprinkled with marshmallows. Cutting out pictures of healthy food and making a collage. Giving your child food that is interesting and different, like kiwi.
Children also learn about nutrition by watching their parents and trying to do as they do.
You should set a healthy example by choosing to eat nutritious food yourself. Exposure to healthy foods and to a healthy lifestyle will promote a child's nutrition and influence the choices he or she makes as an adult about what to eat. Although good nutrition helps a child's physical well being, it should be accompanied by physical activity as well. Consult a doctor about your child's diet if you suspect an eating disorder or if your child has special dietary needs such as diabetes or high blood pressure. He is originally from Columbus, Ohio, where he received his medical degree from Ohio State University and completed his family practice residency at Riverside Hospital.