Originally Posted by Meyou:
Try serving only veggies and a protein for snacks. It makes even the most reluctant eaters try new things. Hungry bellies with no prospect of "good" snacks is an amazing motivator. LOL
I'd usually agree with this but after seeing dcg cry for half an hour today, refusing to eat 2 measly bites each of chicken and pineapple before she could get another helping of noodles, I'd say my dcg has extraordinary staying power.
Weird thing is, I've seen her eat both those things before.
Something we did awhile back was make a big graph, introducing a new veggie/fruit each day or week, who liked it, who didn't, who wasn't brave enough to try it.
With our graph we had all different kinds of foods on there, from goat cheese to tofu to star fruit.
Those free curriculum materials that Blackcat31 shared in a post, they had a roll of stickers that said Make it a Try it day(or something like that). You could maybe make a medal or certificate(just thinking here)announcing I tried __________ today. You get the idea.
I always serve a variety of fruits and veggies at lunch(much more than the requirement of the food program), sometimes at snack too. Make up a pretty veggie tray with a bowl of dip in the middle and most of it disappears here. Course I still have a couple reluctant veggie eaters. It's frustrating, to say the least.
Maybe you could try a peanut butter dip.