5 Rules for Healthy Baby Eating by Dr. Pankaj Sharma

1. Parents control the supply lines. You decide which foods to buy and when to serve them. Though kids will pester their parents for less nutritious foods, adults should be in charge when deciding which foods are regularly stocked in the house. Kids won’t go hungry. They’ll eat what’s available in the cupboard and fridge at home. If their favorite snack isn’t all that nutritious, you can still buy it once in a while so they don’t feel deprived.
2. From the foods you offer, kids get to choose what they will eat or whether to eat at all. Kids need to have some say in the matter. From the selections you offer, let them choose what to eat and how much of it they want. This may seem like a little too much freedom. But if you follow step 1, your kids will be choosing only from the foods you decided to buy and serve.
3. Quit the “clean-plate club.” Let kids stop eating when they feel they’ve had enough. Lots of people who are parents today grew up under the clean-plate rule, but that approach doesn’t help kids listen to their own bodies when they feel full. When they notice and respond to feelings of fullness, they’re less likely to overeat.
4. Start them young. Food preferences are developed early in life, so offer a variety of foods. Likes and dislikes begin forming even when kids are babies. You may need to serve food on 10 to 15 different occasions for a child to take to it. Don’t force a child to eat, but offer a few bites. With an older child, ask him or her to try one bite.
5. Rewrite the kids’ menu. Who says kids only want to eat pizza, burgers, and samosa? When eating out, let your children try new foods and they might surprise you with their willingness to experiment. You can start by letting kids try a little of whatever you ordered or ordering an appetizer for them to try.

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