How to Get Your Kids to Eat Well

I haven't tried oat meal in a smoothie, but I do add a bit of frozen spinich, avocado and ground flax seed. I like to add brown rice to taco's and chile along w/ the ground flax seed also. The best thing you can do for your kids is role model healthy eating. Simply don't purchase all the processed food and bring it home, you're the one with the wallet. It is a challenge when you pack a healthy lunch for your kids and other kids make fun of their food, sad comentary on how we've allowed our kids to make junk food the norm.

as for that video....your dreaming buddy, none of that crap is going to fool kids.

trick your kids huh? like when my dad would hide the coleslaw under my mashed potatos?

You don't need to trick children into eating healthy food. You just need to cook healthy food from the get-go and not stuff them with junk, just because that's more convenient. Children will eat what you eat; only in developed countries do parents seem to think that they have to feed their children something different than what they eat. My kids have no problems eating fruits and vegetables; they love them! When your kids are old enough to understand what sort of things may lurk in our food, especially processed junk aimed at kids- it also pays off to talk to them about where our food comes from, how it is produced, etc. I keep chickens in my backyard and showed my kids how eggs are normally produced, or how meat chickens are usually kept. We grow veggies together, too.

"Trick your kids into eating well"
Here's a few my parents aways used:
Tell your kids there are starving children in China.
Let them live on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches until they cannot stand them anymore.
Walk away from them and ignore them when they start to whine.

Never did I have to trick my kids into eating well. I simply made it a fact that we had balanced meals, lots of variety, different foods and they loooked good enough to eat as well. Oh another thing, I did not become my kids friend until they were over 21 and had beenout of hte house for a while. Another point.....when feeding kids that decide they are not going to eat because something is yucky...well and good. Have them sit there while you finish your meat, and take your time. They can help with the clean up and then go to bed. No snacks,other then a glass of water. A healthy child, one with out medical problems, will not starve over missing one meal. They will darn well eat the next meal....

My grandson has terrible eating habits that he got from his mother. I did not have a problem with her while growing up. While in college she develope some terrible eating habits. I will try your suggestions.

My trick is, "if you do not eat this, you'll starve because I'm not making anything else." Also have them eat good things from the beginning. Stop pampering their every need and walking on egg shells as if you're afraid they'll sue you someday.

I never had to trick my kids into eating well. They ate what was put in front of them and preferred my balanced homemade meals to fast or processed food. I think some parents assume that kids won't like certain things and they don't push them into trying them to see if they actually do like them. I know several people who cook separate meals for their children. I certainly never had the time or money for that! My kids didn't run the show like many kids today seem to. My kids have also always been a normal, healthy weight and not like a lot of today's little spoiled porkers who eat nothing but chicken nuggets.

Who's the adult here? Your kid eats what's put in front of him, or goes to bed hungry!