Over the last few weeks I have been sharing with you some of the families featured on Boost Kid Essentials facebook page. They have had some very inspirational stories to share about how Boost Kid Essentials has had an affect in their life. This week I am featuring the last family, The McCoy family.
Having had their daughter, Megan, diagnosed with cancer they weren’t sure what was going to happen. As a cancer survivor dietary needs are a big concern. Megan’s parents, when she was sick, wanted to make sure she was still getting nutrients even when regular food couldn’t be eaten and they turned to Boost Kid Essentials.
Watch their story:
Each family I featured I felt like I could really understand where they were coming from and what they were going through to some point. The family I related to the most out of the three definitely had to be the Hawkins family because I know picky eaters better than most. Having kids who are picky can sometimes prove a challenge when it comes to nutrients. Thanks to Boost Kid Essentials they can get the nutrients and have a yummy drink/snack. It’s like a bonus prize.
Boost Kid Essentials wants you to Share Your Story with them so head over and check out how at the Share Your Story app. As we conclude this journey with the three families Boost Kid Essentials and myself want to give you a little extra something.
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My child will try new food if I tell him it’s super yummy.
When I serve new foods I make them at least try one bite.
I ask them to try and take one bite of new food , I don’t force them .
I eat the food myself and comment on how good it tastes and ask them to try it.
Not that hard, they like trying new things, I just ask.
i eat healthy with them
Eat it myself in front of her and tell her it’s good and to just try it. Let her know it’s okay if she doesn’t like it but she needs to try it first
kport207 at gmail dot com
My kids are told that they have to try at least one bite!
I tell them to try it or no dessert.
We have the three bite rule. They need to try at least 3 bites of a new item. Sometimes it works and they like an item.
Thanks so much.
i tell them if they dont try it for dinner- they can try it for lunch the next day
tcogbill at live dot com
If possible, I will always put some cheese on it. They will eat most anything with cheese!
I tell her just to take 3 bites, if she doesn’t like it after that we can try something else, that way she doesn’t feel forced to eat the whole thing. Sometimes she likes the food and its it all sometimes she doesn’t.
For new food, I eat with them.
It helps a lot with we all eat a lot of different foods.
We say just try it and that works well.
thank you
My Grandson is the picky one… so I let him see his Boppa, Little Sis & I eating something – he can;t RESIST trying it if we’re all raving about it! Sometimes he likes it, sometimes not, but @ least he tried it!
I always make it sound more exciting and tell them it’s delicious
My kids like trying new things. I don’t need to try!!
Having my daughter help pick out new foods, help prepare and seeing me eating them helped.
I’ll sneak it in her food. Like one time I made mashed cauliflower she thought it was potatoes the whole time.
it is a family rule everyone try something new when it is served at our house debbie jackson
devyjackson at hotmail dot com
When they make it , they eat it. Of course we sample as we make.
tes 1283 yahoo
I cut them into really small chunks and try them myself first to lead by example
I show my kids how much I enjoy the food I want them to try and tell them how good it is for them- and sometimes what country it is from.. they like exotic, haha
I promise my children one of their favorite foods/desserts if they try the new food.
We bribe them and also remind them that they have a drink to rinse out any bad taste. lol thank you!!
Make it a game
vmkifs3 at msn dot com
I blend veggies into pasta sauce and make my own veggie dip.
eat it yourself first lol.
Make a point of fixing new and different foods for the whole family and talk up trying new things. If Daddy or Mommy are verbal about disliking the trying of new foods, this becomes a learned behavior. So yes, I agree with several of the other comments – eat the new food yourself.
If you do veggie dips, it’s so easy to add a new veggie in with the familiar ones.
I get my kids to try new foods by showing them how much I enjoy the foods and sometimes incorporating a food into a dish they already like!
I always made a game of it. the first one to try something new always got a reward.
I serve the new food as a “treat” to a friend or relative: my Grandkids always ask if they can have some: Works every time.
I tell my kids they have to try two bites of anyn new food. I find that they typically hate the first bite but by the second they often realize it isn’t so bad and will sometimes eat more.
They just have to take one bite of something new to see if they like it
I let them dip! They always eat if they can dip the food in something!
I smother new foods in cheese. They’ll scarf anything in cheese.
my kids know if they don’t eat their veggies they don’t get a treat afterwards. thanks!
tell them they don’t have to eat it all, just a small taste.
I eat the food myself and and tell them how good it taste and tell them to try it.
austma7@aol.com
by trying it along with her
lead by example
I encourage one bite
right now it’s thru breastmilk for my 6 week old 🙂 but my 3 year old just likes to see the new food I am usually eating, and sometimes he’ll ask me to try it!
I have her watch me try it first and then she will generally
we ask my son to take a bite of everything on his plate if he doesn’t like it we don’t force him to eat it
I make a new recipe every week that involves new foods. Each person is required to take a bite.
I don’t force them to eat it but they have found a lot of new foods that they love just by trying a taste.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
I usually bribe them 🙂
I let them help me prepare them!~
I just ask….and ask again and again.
If I can’t get my kids to try new foods, if possible, we will try to grow it!
Have them help create it, offer a special dessert as a reward, tell them there are no alternatives for the night
My wife and I sometimes have to hide vegetables and/or otherr foods that the kids doesn’t like in their ‘favorite’ foods: Like adding sliced vegetabled onto their pizza slices and in their soup!
We have said it from the beginning that they must try at least a few bites of everything that is put on their plate. They don’t give us a hard time on it and most of the time, it turns out that they don’t mind it. Of course, there are times they just don’t like it so I make sure there is at least one thing that they will eat.
I make them at least try one bite of everything on their plate. It is not always easy.
I usually just ask him to have a bit and at least try it if he still doesn’t like it I don’t make him eat.
I do not tell them what it is till they get done eating it.
I don’t have kids, but I take care of my nieces and nephews a lot. Meal time for a couple of them is sometimes a big struggle. I just let them eat the food however they want to as long as they eat some of it. One of my nieces doesn’t like meat, so I just tell her to eat half, and then I give her an extra serving of vegetables.
We agree to try new things together and then vote on what stays and what goes
I combine new foods with foods they already love.
I make them try atleast a bite of something. For the most part they will indulge. If they Like it , I cook it again
my daughter is pretty good at trying new things when she isnt asking too many questions we try to side track her if she gets too inquisitive
I’m fortunate and my older son will eat or at least try anything and enjoys most foods I cook…..he even likes a lot of foods I dont. So, my younger one follows his older brother and although he doesn’t eat everything, he eats plenty of variety.
I threatened! Naw we usually dont have a hard time, we got our daughter into veggies at a very young age.
I get them to try new foods by always having something they really like as well. Now they try new foods all the time knowing that their favorites are waiting for them.
I feed my 2 year old pureed soups and hide veggies in that way
I put carrots in macaroni and cheese 🙂
cant leave till try everything
Don’t force it or get angry. Just cook it and eat it
I lead by example! If my little one sees me eating it, she wants to try too!
not successfully 🙁 my kids are really picky, though i did notice that when i plant in my garden they will eat it
I mix new food with their favorites and they are usually willing to try them out.
I get them to try new foods by having the whole family eat them together
I try eating them.. it’s a i want what you’re eating guarantee.
I cook them together with foods they like!
I kinda have to “hide” new or nutritional foods in old favorites!
lesliexhope at gmail.com
Have them help prepare the foods.
Thanks for the contest.
I tell my kids it is an adventure to try new things and foods
I don’t have kids, but my mom would always make me try new food. She would say that I can’t have anything else to eat after dinner if I don’t eat what’s for dinner.
I let them pick out their favorite foods. I serve then bite sized portions. I mix different colored vegetables to get them to eat.
I tell Liz that she HAS to try just 1 bite. If she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t have to eat anymore of it.
We try new foods as a family
when we’re making new foods, we let them help cook and that pretty much guarantees they’ll want to try the dishes when they’re done.
I pair them with foods I know they like, let them help to prep them, or serve them to a group, especially if I know other kids in the group will eat it.
they help us make it
It is hard to get my son to try new stuff but my daughter will try it at least once
I tell my kids they are not allowed to say they don’t like something unless they give it a 2 bite try.
I always include my daughter in the cooking. She is always morel ikely to try it if she helped make it
brittneydejajason at gmail dot com
my kids love trying new foods si i just have to introduce them to new things
I slowly include it in their plate, eventually they get around to trying it.
introduce vegetables into casseroles stir fry etc.
I lie to them all the time tell them it is something different than what it really is
I make fun shape foods