How to get your children to eat something new (my tested-in-my-own-real-life-with-100%-success method):
- Fix your children their usual lunch and have them sit down and begin eating it.
- Fix the new food item for yourself.
- Sit down at the table with your kids eating their lunch with your plate of the yummy new food that you do not intend to share.
- Do not offer them any (this is key!)
- Begin eating without saying anything.
- It will take about 11 seconds before one of your beloved children will inquire, "Mommy, what are you eating?"
- Answer them matter of factly, still do not offer them any.
- And wait for them to say, "I want some!" Because they will.
- Then reluctantly give them some from your own plate (I did not have to fake the reluctant part because I really didn't want to share!).
- Be amazed as they suddenly love homemade hummus, greek yogurt with fresh fruit and granola, or grits (the 3 things I've recently unintentionally converted my kids into loving with this method)!
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