What to do if a five-year-old child has a picky eater

Children's picky eating is a common phenomenon in modern society. As our lives are getting better and better, adults are very doting on their children. They will meet some of the children's requirements in daily life. In terms of diet, they will buy what the children like to eat. Over time, children will develop the habit of picky eating. What should we do if a five-year-old child is picky about food? Let's take a look at it below.

1. Give your child a variety of foods and mix all kinds of vegetarian foods together to gradually cultivate the child's habit of eating coarse and grain foods. This can correct the child's bad habits of being picky and partial to food.

2. Make mealtime a quiet and happy moment. Parents should not resort to coaxing, intimidation or other means to force their children to eat, and they should not lecture their children while they are eating - the more nervous the child is, the less he or she will eat.

3. When the child eats well, pay more attention to him and praise him appropriately; when he refuses to eat, pay less attention to him. Sometimes children want to win attention by refusing food.

4. Do not give children food with too much seasoning or salt, give as few snacks as possible, and do not fill their stomachs with drinks before meals.

5. Supplement appropriate amounts of trace elements and vitamins. Domestic survey data show that anorexic children are often accompanied by varying degrees of zinc deficiency. Therefore, children with anorexia need to be given zinc preparations, generally for 1-2 months. As the zinc deficiency is corrected, the child's appetite will be greatly improved. For zinc supplementation, we recommend fourth-generation protein zinc such as Xinxian Gaojixing tablets. They are highly active and easily absorbed, have no irritation to the baby's stomach and intestines, are safer than any other products, and taste better.

6. Pay attention to the variety of food to attract children's appetite. At the same time, pay attention to cooking techniques. If the child does not eat meat, you can make dumplings or wontons; if the child does not eat tofu, you can make it into braised dried meat; if the child does not eat fish, you can make it into fish balls; try your best to make the child's dietary nutrition reach a "balanced diet" with a combination of coarse, fine and vegetarian food.

For a five-year-old child, long-term picky eating is very detrimental to all aspects of physical development. First of all, children need comprehensive nutrition to maintain normal physical development when they are growing. If they are picky eaters, it is easy to cause nutritional limitations, thus affecting the child's growth and development. Parents should help their children correct the habit of picky eating as soon as possible.