Getting them involved...I tried/try to involve the boys in pretty much every part of the weekly meals, from buying the groceries to helping prepare and cook the food. Limiting Snacks...I like to make sure the boys are hungry when they come to the table and I do that by limiting snacks throughout the day. I never let them graze all day and have set times (within reason) for meals and snacks. Having this predictability around the timing of meals and snacks reduces the constant asking for food and stops boredom eating. Continually serving food that has previously been refused, but never forcing...I was extremely lucky with my eldest as he literally ate anything but my youngest was fussier. He often refused to eat certain vegetables or part of his meal but I tried not to let that deter me from offering that food again. I'd cook it in a different way, serve it in a different way or simply kept adding it to his plate and hoped for the best! I never forced him to eat anything, though, and I always praised him for trying.