How To Get Your Kids To Eat More Greens

Greens are super foods. Just to name a few: arugula, kale, lettuce, spinach, collard greens, swiss chard, etc. Leafy greens are full of vitamins, minerals (such as iron, potassium and calcium) and disease-fighting elements. They are rich in fiber that helps keep you full longer. Also, leafy greens contain a lot of water so you can stay hydrated. And they contribute to a healthy skin and hair. Some of leafy greens, like kale, are rich in Vitamin C that help to keep your teeth and bones strong.
You would like your children to eat more greens. But feeding picky eaters, you don’t even know where to start. You’ve tried and it didn’t go well. Your child doesn’t even want to try a bite. So how do you get your children eating more greens?
First of all, children’s palettes are more sensitive to taste and textures. It takes them longer to develop a taste for something. Nutrition experts suggest to mothers about the importance of exposing young children to lots of different tastes. They say it conditions them to accept a variety of healthy foods. They advise parents to try and try again, as research shows that it can take as many as 10 to 15 tastes before a child learns to appreciate a new flavor. But our first flavor experiences occur even before we are able to eat solid foods. Infants are exposed to flavors through breast milk, which reflects the flavors of foods, spices and beverages in a mother’s diet. So if you are pregnant right now, try to eat a wide variety of fruit and vegetables.
Be Patient
Patience is a key here. Sometimes they need to try it couple of times before they start liking it. You want to introduce greens to them as early as you can. Don’t give up after your first try.