Show FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR ALL PARENTS utah state board of health all parents have the problem of f providing the right kind of 01 food in r sufficient amounts for their child ren many parents have th the e addi i dional problem of getting the child ren ren to eat what is provided the young child learns to like food he has on food dislikes dislike s when tie is born the way he learns to first like cod liver oil orange and tomato juice strained vegetables etc may effect the way he will receive other foods later parents need to have patience in teaching children to like new foods start them with very small amounts place food on back of ton gue in order to make it more cliff cult to spit out give the new food when he is hungry at the beginning of the meal avoid giving foods too aarm or too cold remember too much fat candy or rich desserts will vill spoil a childs meals and appetite for less concen i grated and mare more needed foods regular meals will help to improve the appetite piecing between meals is a very very bad habit many children will not eat the foods they should because parents give them more attention and sym pathy when they refuse to eat A child loves to be the center of at the best way to deal with refusals to eat is to remove the food quietly and allow no more food until the next meal it is not a good idea to bribe coax or pay a child to eat children are quick to copy dh likes of parents and older m members embers of the family good examples set by members of the family are always 1 advised prepare food simply serve at tr actively ornit omit excessive seasoning serve food iri in small pieced so it is easy for the child to feed himself it is unwise to force a child to eat or to scold him at mealtime this is likely to destroy his ZIPP appetite tite and cause caise a dislike for the food children dp do not digest food as well if they pre are emotionally upset et |