Help! My child's a fussy eater.

Food fads are all a normal part of growing up and are nothing to worry about. Getting kids to eat healthily is all about regularly offering a variety of different foods and providing positive role models, as children learn by copying the behaviour they see around them.

If you're still worried that your child isn't eating healthily, you could give them a multivitamin and mineral supplement such as Sanatogen Kids A to Z or Sanatogen JellyVits to help them get essential nutrients they need for growth and development.

Here are some other tricks you can keep up your sleeve to stop mealtimes becoming a misery:

While their need for energy and nutrients is high, a young child's appetite can be small so give them regular meals and planned snacks that are rich in vitamins and minerals.
Make sure you time meals and snacks for when your child isn't too tired or too hungry. And try to get your child into a routine so he or she knows when to expect a meal. Don't buy foods you don't want your kids to eat. Ask them to help you plan, prepare and cook meals.
Get them involved in deciding what they have in their packed lunches.
Keep their diet varied and introduce them to new tastes all the time.
Make mealtimes fun by using brightly coloured plates and arranging food to make faces and other shapes on the plate.
Give your kids healthy snacks such as fresh or dried fruit, vegetable sticks, cheese cubes, yogurts and fromage frais.
Kids can be overwhelmed by a large plateful of food so give them smaller portions on a smaller plate.
If they're not keen on their greens, hide vegetables in blended sauces and purees or try raw carrot, pepper and celery sticks with cheesy dips.
Meat's easier to eat minced in a shepherd's pie, spaghetti bolognaise or homemade burger.
To get the calcium they need for strong bones and teeth, kids need to drink a pint of milk a day. (This should be full fat for under 2s. You can give older children semi-skimmed and over 5's can have skimmed milk provided they're thriving and eating a good range of foods).
To boost their calcium intake, give kids yogurt and cheese.
Mash up oily fish such as sardines or salmon and make it into a sandwich filling. You could also use it to make homemade fish fingers.

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