Tips for getting your kids to eat seafood Here’s how to get finicky young eaters to try Seafood. » Take your kids shopping: Take your kids to the fish counter and say, “Which fish do we want to try? Which one do we want to experiment with?” » Frying isn’t all bad: Frying can be a healthful cooking method, provided that kids eat the right complement of foods along with fried fish. Fry with the right oil at the right temperature, and it truly is healthful. Instead of heavy breading, try lightly dusting the fish with cornmeal – kids love the crunch. » Use kid-friendly flavours: Experiment with flavours that your kids already like. Try garlic (powder or fresh), melted cheese, or whatever they like. » Involve your kids in the cooking process: Kids want to do what we do. Letting them help in the kitchen is a great way to get them excited about the meal. Invite them to sprinkle on the seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic. Let them batter fish. If they want to cut, you set them up: hold their hand, let them pick up the knife, and hold on while they slowly slice. » Play with your food: Involve kids in garnishing and displaying the meal. Let them put smiley faces on the fish with herbs and olives. Put a marinade into a squeeze bottle and let them decorate the fish. Let them build towers with fish sticks or fillets . » Experiment with fun shapes and sizes: Use cookie cutters to create appealing shapes – diamonds, stars, circles, etc. Cut up fish into bite-size nuggets that encourage dipping. » Add Seafood to your kid’s favourite dishes to boost the nutrition: Almost all kids like pasta, so toss canned wild Alaskan salmon or bites of broiled tilapia into spaghetti or macaroni. Serve it on a whole-wheat bun like a hamburger with some homemade tartar sauce—made with light mayo, yogurt and pickles. Serve it in a taco shell with coleslaw. Or put it on top of store-bought pizza dough with your child’s favourite veggies and low-fat cheese. » Get creative with dips and sauces: Try tomato cocktail sauce. To make it sweeter, mix in some honey. » Even one healthy fish makes a difference: It’s okay if your child doesn’t like all the Seafood options. Finding one new fish that they enjoy will add more variety and more nutrition to their diets.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:39:09 +0000
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