Child mimic parents when it comes to healthy food

“Parents serve as important role models for their children when it comes to healthy eating,” she said.

“Watching a parent eat initially disliked or novel foods,such as vegetables,can enhance a child’s preference for those foods,” she stated.

Besides modelling healthy eating behaviours,parents also decide what foods to make available to their children in the home and making vegetables easily accessible can provide children with the opportunity to try new foods,adding them to their diet.

“It is important to know that children’s innate taste preferences can be modified through repeated experiences with the food.”