How to teach your child to eat all the food groups

The most common food categories that children do not particularly like are: vegetables, fruits, legumes and fish. On the other hand, all these foods provide important nutrients and vitamins, so you should encourage your child to learn to consume them. But how?

• Do not force the child too much to eat something he does not want. But it helps to be a good example and have healthy food available within his sight. If the child gets used to seeing you eating legumes, fish and oils, it is very likely that he will pick up on at least some of your habits sooner or later. Also, have a salad with your meal, and eat fruit daily.
• Don't reward his healthy eating choices with unhealthy desserts. The child should eat healthy food because it is full of ingredients and vitamins necessary for their body and its development.
• Make colourful fruit salads. You can also sprinkle them with a little honey and cinnamon.
• Make homemade fruit sweets (eg strawberry, apple, banana, grape, apricot tart).
• Put delicious, light dressings and vinaigrettes on vegetable salads.
• Make homemade veggie pies.
• You can garnish the fish fillet with yoghurt sauce or honey mustard to make it more tasty and fragrant.
• Cook seafood such as octopus, calamari, and shrimp in risotto or pasta.