Be creative
Add chopped broccoli or green peppers to spaghetti sauce, top cereal with fruit slices, or mix grated zucchini and carrots into casseroles and soups. Keep serving healthy foods in different forms – in a soup, a salad or as a puree. Research shows that kids may need to get a food on their plates five to 10 times before they eat more of it. You can also try mixing a new item with a tried-and-true favorite. A dip on the side can up your chances of success too, in one study, kids were three times more likely to eat raw veggies when they came with a favorite dip.