{"id":2277,"date":"2012-03-08T08:45:39","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T13:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2012-03-08T08:45:39","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T13:45:39","slug":"what-if-they-wont-even-try-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=2277","title":{"rendered":"What if they won\u2019t even try it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is a guest post by Peggy Crum, RD. Peggy is the nutritionist for the Health4U program at Michigan State University.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most of us are naturally skeptical about new foods. We may not want to try them because they look strange or smell weird. It\u2019s easier just to stay with the familiar and comfortable things we\u2019re used to eating.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/sl_2012_ww_tryingnewfoods.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2292\" title=\"SL_2012_WW_TryingNewFoods\" alt=\"Girl Trying New Food\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/sl_2012_ww_tryingnewfoods.jpg?resize=300%2C213\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/sl_2012_ww_tryingnewfoods.jpg?w=475&amp;ssl=1 475w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/sl_2012_ww_tryingnewfoods.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But what if our children won\u2019t eat the foods we like to eat? Taking the path of least resistance, a parent could serve just what their children like. Doing this becomes as ho-hum as choosing from your local restaurant\u2019s kids\u2019 menu. Alternatively, making two (or more) different meals is time consuming.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One common approach to getting children to try new foods is to apply pressure, for instance, setting a one-bite rule or a no-thank-you helping. This usually results in a power struggle and may result in a bite, but rarely results in the child really liking the food.<\/p>\n<p>The rule of thumb for liking new foods is to give it 5 to 20. That is, a person needs to experience a new food as few as 5 times and as many as 20 times before truly liking it. Some ways of experiencing a new food are to shop for it, prepare it, serve it, watch someone else eat it\u2014all without ever even tasting it. After several of these kinds of opportunities, the person may be ready to taste it\u2014without notice or fanfare, please!<\/p>\n<p>Instead of dropping foods from the menu, keep on serving them. Persistence and being positive will pay off!<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the trust approach to <a title=\"Ellyn Satter's How to Feed Children\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ellynsatter.com\/how-to-feed-i-24.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feeding children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On-campus opportunities to learn more about feeding children:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Raising Good Eaters Class\" href=\"http:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/classes\/raising_good_eaters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raising Good Eaters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Nutrition Matters Coaching\" href=\"http:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/services\/coaching\/nmcoaching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nutrition Coaching<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a guest post by Peggy Crum, RD. Peggy is the nutritionist for the Health4U program at Michigan State University. Most of us are naturally skeptical about new foods. We may not want to&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=2277\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> What if they won\u2019t even try it?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-AJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}