Helping Children Try New Foods

Many young children are hesitant to try new foods. It is completely normal for children to reject foods they have never tasted before. Here are tips:

• New foods may take time. Children do not always take to new foods right away. It may take up to a dozen tries for a child to accept a new food.
• Small portions, big benefits. Let children try small portions of new foods that you enjoy. Give them a small taste at first and be patient with them. Be a good role model by trying new foods yourself.
• Try only one new food at a time. Serve something that you know your child likes along with the new food. Offering too many new foods all at once could be overwhelming.
• Offer new foods first, at the beginning of a meal, when your child is the hungriest.

It’s springtime and a great opportunity to enjoy the fresh flavors of the season! Here is a fun way to introduce a new fruit that some kids may have not tried before – kiwi!