Getting your kids to eat new fruits and vegetables can be tough for so many reasons. Throughout the website, we provide tons of tips to try at home to get kids more open to trying new foods. Some will work and some won’t. Parents want healthy recipes for kids. Here’s today’s tip: get your children to try new, healthy recipes for kids by adding tons of cheese! I know that sound counterintuitive. Then how can it be healthy?
Go ahead and smother that vegetable in cheese, bacon, and/or butter. Yes, we said it. Go ahead and introduce your kids to new foods with not-so-healthy ingredients, in the beginning. Once your kids start eating Brussels Sprouts more regularly, then you can start modifying these recipes using healthier ingredients. The goal is to help your kids develop a positive relationship with each new food you introduce to them.
If your child loves steamed veggies, by all means, keep offering steamed veggies! This is a tip to try if your child is hesitant to try a new vegetable.
Use Cheese To Get Your Kids to Try New Foods. Get Inspired!
Cheese helps bring familiar flavors to these foods, which may help get your kids to be more accepting of new food. Once they are used to these new foods, you can start removing the cheese little by little.
Over time, your kids may start to be used to new food and you’ll be able to serve them without all that cheese and you can create your own healthy recipes for kids.
Healthy Recipes For Kids
Many of these healthy recipes for kids have vegetables loaded with vitamins and minerals. These healthy recipes for kids will get them exposed to fruits and vegetables they may not have tried yet. And, it may inspire you to offer a larger variety of foods too. Some picky eating habits fall on the parents because kids train us not to offer them a larger variety of foods. If a child rejects our food enough times, we as the caregivers can get dishearted and stop offering new foods. Don’t lose hope! Check out our article on how to get kids to eat more veggies for loads of tips.
The best way to change your picky eater’s habits is to expose them to new foods over time.
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- Vegetable Finger Foods for Babies and Toddlers
Healthy Butternut Squash Mac And Cheese With Bacon
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Get the recipe here for this Healthy Butternut Squash Mac And Cheese With Bacon
Sundried Tomato, Spinach And Cheese Stuffed Chicken
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Get the recipe here for this Sundried Tomato, Spinach And Cheese Stuffed Chicken
Crock Pot Cauliflower And Cheese
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Get the recipe here for this Crock Pot Cauliflower And Cheese
Broccoli & Cheese Chicken Bake
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Get the recipe here for this Broccoli & Cheese Chicken Bake
Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Boats
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Get the recipe here for this Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Boats
Chipotle, Black Bean And Roasted Garlic Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
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Get the recipe here for this Chipotle, Black Bean And Roasted Garlic Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Pepperoni Pizza Cauliflower Casserole
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Get the recipe here for this Pepperoni Pizza Cauliflower Casserole
Crustless Veggie Quiche
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Get the recipe here for this Crustless Veggie Quiche
Swiss Chard And Bacon Quesadilla
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Get the recipe here for this Swiss Chard And Bacon Quesadilla
Apple And Gouda Grilled Cheese
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Get the recipe here for this Apple And Gouda Grilled Cheese
Skinny Baked Mozzarella Sticks
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Get the recipe here for this Skinny Baked Mozzarella Sticks
Skinny Broccoli Cheddar Soup
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Get the recipe here for this Skinny Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers
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Get the recipe here for this Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers
Chopped Caprese Salad
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Get the recipe here for this Chopped Caprese Salad
Broccoli Cheese Bombs
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Get the recipe here for this Broccoli Cheese Bombs
Healthy Buffalo Chicken Macaroni And Blue Cheese
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Get the recipe here for this Healthy Buffalo Chicken Macaroni And Blue Cheese
Egg White Omelet With Spinach And Cottage Cheese
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Get the recipe here for this Egg White Omelet With Spinach And Cottage Cheese
Garlic Herb And Cheese Bread
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Get the recipe here for this Garlic Herb And Cheese Bread
Philly Cheese Steak Egg Rolls (Not So Healthy Recipe for Kids)
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Get the recipe here for this Philly Cheese Steak Egg Rolls
Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder
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Get the recipe here for this Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder
Ultimate Veggie Mac N Cheese
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Get the recipe here for this Ultimate Veggie Mac N Cheese
Veggie Pizza With Crescent Rolls
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Get the recipe here for this Veggie Pizza With Crescent Rolls
Greens With Warm Breaded Goat Cheese And Fig Balsamic
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Get the recipe here for this Greens With Warm Breaded Goat Cheese And Fig Balsamic
Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas
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Get the recipe here for this Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas
Baked Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti Squash
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Get the recipe here for this Baked Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti Squash
Roasted Vegetable Pizza
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Get the recipe here for this Roasted Vegetable Pizza
Spinach Balls
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Get the recipe here for this Spinach Balls
Epic Winter Veggie Gratin
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Get the recipe here for this Epic Winter Veggie Gratin
Chicken And Broccoli Shells And Cheese
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Get the recipe here for this Chicken And Broccoli Shells And Cheese
Roasted Veggie Taquitos
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Get the recipe here for this Roasted Veggie Taquitos
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
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Get the recipe here for this Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
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