{"id":26834,"date":"2014-02-27T17:27:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T22:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/?p=26834"},"modified":"2019-07-25T08:55:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T12:55:37","slug":"picky-eater-reward-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/picky-eater-reward-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Picky Eater Reward Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why I created the Picky Eater Reward Chart…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My kids thought they disliked fruits and vegetables<\/em><\/strong>. Each child had a few favorites, but as a whole they’d squirm and grimace when something green in color was on their plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years ago I made it my goal to change this in my kids. I wanted them to like a variety of healthy foods, and actually smile when they see a piece of broccoli on their plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time I was resorting to hiding fruits and veggies in other foods in an attempt to trick them into eating the good stuff. It worked, but they didn’t develop a taste for healthier foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, out of complete desperation, I developed a plan. I decided to pay my kids to try new foods. Laugh at me if you will, but sometimes crazy works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every day I introduced a few fruits and vegetables. If they tried the food I pay them a dime. (this was 10 years ago) Yes I am cheap, and my older kids\u00a0 laughed when I told them about the pay out, but it worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I created a list with my kids names at the top and the fruits and veggies down the left side. When they tried a food we put either a y (like it) or n (don’t like it) in the box under their name. I kept track of which foods were tried and I ended up with a running list of healthy foods my kids liked.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the items on the list were foods we ate regularly but certain kids refused to try them. Others are items I never buy because I don’t like them. My husband was excited about this plan until I informed him that grown-ups don’t get paid for trying new foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our first food was yellow pepper. My child who loves yellow peppers was excited to earn an easy dime. The other kids were not as enthused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up, sweet potato and broccoli. The broccoli was a big thumbs up, but the sweet potato was not a winner for most of the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another day we tried strawberries and blueberries. My kids eat a lot of strawberries in smoothies, but don’t eat fresh ones very often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blueberries were a flop. No one liked them. At least they will eat the blueberries in smoothies. The strawberries earned a thumbs up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you have a picky eater?\u00a0 <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Encourage your child to eat healthy foods by using this reward chart.\u00a0 Initially I created this chart in Microsoft Word, but since then have turned it into a pretty PDF you can download, print and even hang it on your fridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fill in the extra spaces with specific foods you’d like to help your child eat.\u00a0 It’s important to allow your child to help you think of the reward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I paid my kids, you can use stickers, small prizes, or even screen time as a reward for trying new things. The more your child is involved the more successful you’ll be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Download your FREE Picky Eater Reward Chart <\/h3>\n
Encourage your children to try new foods with this printable chart. <\/div>\n
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