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One thing I learned in Infant and Child Development today that I thought I'd pass on to you all: It can take up to 15 times of introduction to a new food before a child will be interested in it, so stick with it! Eventually the kid will try it!
Getting kids involved in the growing, choosing, and making of food is a great way to get them to try new things. I love brussels sprouts because they were the first vegetable I was able to grow myself. My mom always did a great job of getting us involved in meal planning, and I've been cooking on my own since I was six. Obviously, this advice doesn't work well with really young kids, but kids in early childhood will certainly be interested in the idea that they get some input with the food. I think if you get the kid invested in the food, they're going to want to eat it, because they picked it or cooked it.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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