Pack in individual containers. Pantries loaded with huge bags of potato chips and cookies lead to mindless munching. Sitting on the couch with a large bag on the lap, your child is apt to reach again and again into the bag, unconsciously eating well beyond satisfying hunger pains. Craft creative shapes and designs. Younger children especially enjoy colorful, fun-looking foods.
Shape sandwiches into triangles, circles, and squares.
Make raisin smiles on bowls of cottage cheese. Cut up oranges and apples into slices. Jazz up leftovers. Dress it up quickly with a few spoonfuls of pizza sauce and a few sprinkles of low-fat mozzarella cheese and toast it in the oven for a few minutes. Strive for compromise.