The word picky doesn’t even begin to describe my child. I need fewer than 10 fingers to name all the food she will regularly eat. Most of our battles as parents have come from trying to not only get our child to eat, but get her to eat nutritional calories instead of just junk food. We have tried everything – veggies hidden in brownies, spinach in shakes – and she has turned up her nose at all of them. More than once I have given up and let her eat chips and salsa for dinner, just for the sake of calories.
Honestly, when we first tried Frusion C-Charged Yogurt Smoothies, I was expecting the same reaction I get from every other kind of food: a flat out refusal to even try it. But she loved the idea of getting to drink a smoothie as a snack, so she willing took a sip. And then another. When she finished the first bottle I was completely shocked. My picky eater loved something without me having to coax her to eat it.
What I like about Frusion Smoothies is they have real fruit mixed in with the yogurt and they contain a daily value of Vitamin C and half of her daily calcium, with no high fructose corn syrup (which she can very well do without). They are good for her, so if she wants to have one, I always let her.
In the words of LeVar Burton, “you don’t have to take my word for it” – try it yourself. From now until the middle of October, you can #tryFrusionfree by purchasing Frusion C-Charged and submit for the rebate found here on the Frusion Facebook page. If you have a picky eater, or want to get in some extra goodness into your child, you owe it to yourself to give it a try.
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Great ideas! I love the bites for each year of their age and the multiple small things on their plate.
If it's any consolation, Jeremy wasn't picky AT ALL, but now Craig is – yeesh! It makes me insane! But I got him to eat blue cheese – who'da thunk??? Paired it with bacon on pizza … who could resist? 😉
I think it's also important to get rid of the treats all together if the child isn't eating right. If the food isn't in the house, then it isn't an option. There are also other things that can help, like limiting snacks before dinner. Some kids get all of their calories from snacks during the day, so don't need to eat the meal.
I love these ideas! Sometimes my son refuses to eat anything other than french fries… I'll be implementing these for sure!
I like the idea for them to try everything at least once. Then they can decide if they like it or not. Good tips!
Yvonne @ TriedandTasty.com
Oh I feel your pain with two picky eaters in our home. I love your ideas and my kids are getting better at things. I was a picky eater myself as a kid and am finding so many foods now days that I love.