How to change the way food looks to encourage your child?

1. How to change the way food looks to encourage your child to try it Is your child a picky eater? Do they often refuse food before they have even tried it? As a feeding therapist, I have found that sometimes the simplest changes can make a big difference in a child’s willingness to try a new food. There are many children who base their decisions about food on visual perception, or the way it looks. Here are some tips with changes that I often make in feeding therapy sessions that you can try at home! Sauces/Condiments: Many children do not like sauces because they look overwhelming when on top of pasta or salad. Try serving the sauce/dressing on the side so your child can dip the lettuce or pasta in the sauce. Alternatively, put the sauce on the plate first, and then put the past on top. This way it looks cleaner, but when they pick up a piece with their fork it will still have sauce on it. Shapes: Use cookie cutters to cut deli meat, sandwiches, pancakes, etc. into fun shapes that may appeal to the child. For example, if their sandwich is the shape of a dinosaur, they may pick it up to play with it, and that is a great start! Karen Adkins, MS CCC-SLP Get more detail link below here: https://www.team4kids.com/how-to-change-the-way-food-looks-to-encourage-your- child-to-try-it/